Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) men at it again-Woman affairs officer assaulted for not granting loan
Witnesses said, a group of over 30 BCL activists led by upazila BCL president Azahar Ali stormed into Fatema's office around 1:00pm
Bangladesh Chhatra League men beat a woman affairs officer after failing to get government loans meant for the poor and ransacked her office at Durgapur upazila here yesterday.The victim was identified as Fatema Begum, 40.(The Daily Star )
Witnesses said, a group of over 30 BCL activists led by upazila BCL president Azahar Ali stormed into Fatema's office around 1:00pm.
Following a scuffle over granting loans, the activists hurled abuses at Fatema, beat her up, damaged chairs and tables, and tore telephone line, they said. Later, locals rescued Fatema and admitted her to the upazila health complex.
According to sources, at least 38 women applied for the government allocated loans amounting to Tk three lakh to be distributed among the poor in the upazila but only 19 women fulfilled the loan criteria.
Fatima told The Daily Star those who failed to certify that they do not have any loan elsewhere, were refused by the office but BCL men were pressurizing her to approve some of them.
Her gold chain, ring were also robbed off during the attack, she claimed.When contacted, Azahar refuted the allegations and said he didn't go to the office.
BCL vice president Faruk Hossain said the woman officer was falsely accusing the BCL activists for the incident as they went to the office to protest her wrongdoings. Mahbubul Islam, OC of Durgapur Police Station and Upazila Nirbahi Officer Altaf Hossain Sheikh visited the spot.
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Witnesses said, a group of over 30 BCL activists led by upazila BCL president Azahar Ali stormed into Fatema's office around 1:00pm.
Following a scuffle over granting loans, the activists hurled abuses at Fatema, beat her up, damaged chairs and tables, and tore telephone line, they said. Later, locals rescued Fatema and admitted her to the upazila health complex.
According to sources, at least 38 women applied for the government allocated loans amounting to Tk three lakh to be distributed among the poor in the upazila but only 19 women fulfilled the loan criteria.
Fatima told The Daily Star those who failed to certify that they do not have any loan elsewhere, were refused by the office but BCL men were pressurizing her to approve some of them.
Her gold chain, ring were also robbed off during the attack, she claimed.When contacted, Azahar refuted the allegations and said he didn't go to the office.
BCL vice president Faruk Hossain said the woman officer was falsely accusing the BCL activists for the incident as they went to the office to protest her wrongdoings. Mahbubul Islam, OC of Durgapur Police Station and Upazila Nirbahi Officer Altaf Hossain Sheikh visited the spot.
http://www.thedailystar.net/newDesign/news-details.php?nid=127809
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