Desk report: On 26th of August 2020 around at 1:2 5 pm, Mr. Shahanur Islam, a human rights activist lawyer in Bangladesh was attacked by the group of politically motivated terrorists at the court premises of Naogaon district in northern part of Bangladesh.
According to reliable source Mr. Islam was taken part to the hearing against Md. Jahurul Islam, Member of District Parishad (district level highest local government unit), Naogaon alleging forgery of court document (forgery of signature of court issued summon) at the learned Judicial Magistrate Cognizance Court No. 05, Naogaon and the learned court order to send him the jail custody.
Then the concern police were taken out him from the concern court room.
As soon as Mr. Islam gotten out from the concern court room and reach in the varanda, suddenly Md. Jahurul Islam attacked to Mr. Islam. At a times 10 to 12 terrorists leading Jobayer Hossain, son of Jahurul Islam attacked to Mr. Islam severely aiming to kill and abduction.
Jobayer Hossain hit to the head of Mr. Islam resulting grievously bloody injured under left eye and frontal side of the head. All others beat Mr. Islam unsystematically all over of his body with grievous and simple hurt.
At the time some of the lawyers and lawyers clerk reach the spot and rescued Mr. Islam from the terrorists.
Observing the matter, the learned Judicial Magistrate Mr. Sohel Rana asked the court police to detain the terrorists and the concern court police detained one terrorist Jobayer Hossain and sent him to the jail custody.
Then Mr. Islam was admitted to Naogaon Modern Sadar Hospital under Emergency Unit and got the primary treatment.
Later Mr. Islam lodged a FIR with Naogaon Sadar Police Station Case No. 53/20, GR no. 424/20(Naogaon) under 143/323/325/325 of Penal Code.
Here specially mentioned that Mr. Islam was received threats, death threats, physically assaulted as well as implicated with false and fabricated cases repeatedly due to his strong voice against social injustice and religious extremism as well as ensuring human rights, rule of law, good governance and social justice.
UK based human rights organization Rights First International expressed deep shocked on the inccident. In a statement, Advocate Shah Alam Faruk, Coordinator of the organization demanded a neutral investigation and requested the authority to take the miscrents under the law.
