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What a tragic and heartbreaking incident! A chilling video shows the police loading bullet-riddled bodies one by one onto a pedal van. After loading, the bodies are covered with a discarded banner. One of the bullet-riddled victims was still alive, their limp body jolting slightly. A 1-minute and 14-second video of the event has gone viral on social media, causing an uproar. People are asking where, when, and how this happened. However, no one can accurately provide the date or location, and some are sharing speculative information. Through investigation, Manabzamin has uncovered the true story behind the incident, revealing the full details.
On-site reports indicate that the tragic incident, where bodies were stacked on a police van, took place in a lane off Thana Road in the Bypile area of Ashulia, near the wall of the Officer Family Quarters of Islam Polymers and Plasticizers Limited, close to the police station. The bullet-riddled bodies of seven students were found scattered near the wall. The police later gathered the bodies and stacked them on a van. A more horrific event then unfolded, which is difficult to describe.
According to eyewitnesses from August 5th, tensions escalated after Sheikh Hasina resigned and left the country. A victory procession was held in the Bypile area, and by afternoon, an agitated crowd surrounded the Ashulia police station. Panicked, the officers on security duty near the station rushed inside and locked the gates. At around 4:30 PM, protesters surrounded the station, throwing bricks and trying to break the gate. The Officer-in-Charge (OC) of Ashulia, AFM Sayed Ahmed, instructed his officers to prepare their weapons and load their guns. Hearing this, the crowd became even more agitated. OC Sayed Ahmed then tried to calm the crowd, telling them they had won and the police were surrendering. He begged for mercy, urging everyone to go home.
At one point, SI Malek, Detective Branch OC (Investigation) Arafat, SI Afzalul, and SI Jalil fired at the protesters, hitting several who fell in the alley next to the station. Amidst the chaos, many people ran for their lives.
Roni Ahmed, who witnessed the entire incident from a nearby building, told Manabzamin that around 10 to 12 people were shot and fell in front of the station's gate. After a few minutes of gunfire, some students managed to drag a few injured away, but 6 to 7 bodies were still lying there. The area was surrounded, and the police eventually came out armed, firing as they went.
The place where the bodies were stacked on the van was at the gate of Islam Polymers and Plasticizers Limited. Fahima Akhtar, owner of Sadiya Rajshahi Confectionery and Sweets, witnessed the police loading the bodies onto the van. She recounted that the bodies were first covered with a banner and taken in front of the station, where they were set on fire. She vividly recalls the horrific event.
Raki Ahmed, a garment worker present at the scene, said that the police initially loaded the seven bullet-riddled bodies into a pedal van and brought them to the front of the station, where they were set on fire in a pickup truck parked there. Aslam Hossain, another eyewitness, pointed out the exact spot where the video was filmed, showing the still intact poster visible in the footage. He recalled that the entire Thana Road was strewn with bodies that day.
The burned bodies included Asshabur, a tenth-grade student of Jhamgara Shahin School. His elder brother, Rezwanul Islam, said that the police had loaded his brother's body onto the van and set it on fire without giving the family a chance to know whether he was alive or dead.
Afzal Hossain, another witness, said that some officers were armed with two guns and others were in civilian clothes carrying unknown weapons. They fired indiscriminately, never stopping, shooting at random targets in the streets, alleys, and homes. A rickshaw driver at the Bypile bus stand confirmed that the police continued firing as they moved down the road, towards Nabinagar, with bullets hitting people on both sides of the street.
Several pedestrians told Manabzamin that the police continued firing as they walked towards Sohel Hospital, with the sounds of gunfire and people screaming for help filling the air.
According to relatives of the deceased and hospital sources, 31 people were killed by police, Chhatra League, and Jubo League bullets on August 5th from morning until midnight. Another 15 died in hospitals the next day, bringing the total death toll to 46. More than 1,500 people were injured and are receiving treatment in various hospitals.
A source told Manabzamin that around 90 to 100 armed police officers, led by OC AFM Sayed, OC Intelligence Mizanur Rahman Mizan, and OC Operations Nirmal Kumar Das, left the station and fired indiscriminately. Upon hearing the news, an army patrol team from Savar Cantonment rushed towards Bypile, where they were also shot at by the police, injuring two soldiers. Multiple army teams then surrounded the police, ordered them to surrender, and disarmed them.
That night, thousands of people gathered at the gate of Nabinagar Cantonment, and an army major addressed the crowd, trying to calm them down.
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The Bangladesh Army, Navy, and Air Force have donated one day's salary from all their members to the Honorable Chief Advisor's Relief Fund to support the flood victims.
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📺 Press Release 📺
Regarding the Distribution of Financial Assistance and Relief to Flood Victims Under the Supervision of the Bangladesh Army
Dhaka, August 22, 2024 (Thursday): Under the supervision of the Bangladesh Army, individuals or organizations interested in providing financial assistance for the distribution of relief to flood victims can donate to the 'Logistics Area Relief Fund' account number 0018-021000110, The Trust Bank Limited, Radisson Water Garden Hotel branch, or via bKash at the following number: 01769013858. For any inquiries, please contact: 01769-013604, 01769-013530.
Additionally, for the distribution of relief materials in Dhaka, contact the Army Relief Distribution Management Center; care of: Logistics Area, Dhaka Cantonment. Location: Central Ordnance Depot (COD), Military Wing (adjacent to Radisson Blu Hotel). Contact numbers - 01769-051819, 01769-013832, 01769-013530, and 01769-013604.
Anyone interested in providing direct relief assistance to flood-affected areas can contact the following numbers:
- Feni: 01769-332032, 01769-332178.
- Chattogram Metropolitan: 01769-2440012.
- Sitakunda-Mirsarai: 01728-202677, 01769-242132, 01769-242128.
- Khagrachari: 01769-302342, 01769-302336.
- Fatikchhari: 01769-272342, 01769-272336.
- Moulvibazar and Habiganj: 01769170006.
It is particularly emphasized that in the case of food aid, priority should be given to biscuits, puffed rice, jaggery, dates, banana, bread, noodles, oral rehydration solution, powdered milk, sugar, and drinking water, as well as essential items such as matches and candles.
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