On December 20, a report was published in Prothom Alo under the title ‘BNP leader led his mother’s funeral with handcuffs and sticks’. Another report was published on the 17th of this month under the title ‘Chatra Dal leader at mother’s funeral with handcuffs and batons this time in Shariatpur’.
Md. is among the 10 lawyers. Asad Uddin The lawyer who gave the notice told Prothom Alo, ‘During that time, some people including a lawyer were brought to the court in Dhaka wearing batons. A few days before this, another lawyer was brought to the court wearing batons. Regulation 330 of the Bengal Police Regulations provides for handcuffing. There is a prohibition against imposing more controls than are necessary to prevent escape.’
