A violent attack has reportedly taken place on a Jubo League leader in Dhaka. On Thursday (August 7), around 12 a.m., Muhammad Ashraf Ali, Religious Affairs Secretary of Dhaka South Jubo League, was allegedly abducted and brutally assaulted after he went out to buy medicine for his mother.
Ashraf Ali stated that a group of 15–20 men arrived at the spot in two microbuses with black-tinted windows. They suddenly surrounded him and forcibly pushed him into one of the vehicles. He was later taken to a house in the Jatrabari area, where he was tortured throughout the night. As a result, he sustained serious injuries to his ears, legs, and back.
According to him, present at the scene during the torture were BNP’s Central Trade Affairs Secretary and former Member of Parliament Salah Uddin, his son Tanvir Ahmed Robin, Member-Secretary of Dhaka South BNP, and Nabi Ullah Nabi, former Joint Convener of Dhaka South BNP, along with about a dozen others. They allegedly threatened him to quit politics and demanded Tk 50 lakh in extortion. At one stage, when he promised to comply with their demands, they released him at dawn, leaving him on a road in Sarulia.
Locals rescued Ashraf Ali and first took him to Seba Hospital. However, as his condition deteriorated, he was later shifted to Dhaka Medical College Hospital for advanced treatment. Doctors confirmed that he bore multiple injury marks, with severe wounds on his hands, chest, and back.
His family claimed that the incident was a planned attack. His brother said, “My brother has been targeted out of political vengeance. He has committed no crime, this happened only because of his role in the Jubo League.”
The family further alleged that despite the attackers’ identities being clear, police have not arrested anyone yet. They demanded the immediate arrest of those responsible.
BNP has not issued any official reaction to the incident so far. However, internal party sources claimed that the Awami League is politicizing the matter. According to them, the ruling party and the Jubo League are blaming BNP without verifying what actually happened.
Analysts believe this incident could spark fresh political tension amid the already unstable national political climate. In particular, BNP leaders have recently become more aggressive in the capital, and such an attack on a Jubo League leader could further intensify the cycle of political violence.
An official from Dhaka Metropolitan Police confirmed that they are aware of the incident. He said the allegations are being investigated, and statements from several eyewitnesses have been recorded. However, no arrests have been made so far.
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