Uproar over the video of the dead body

Several dead bodies shot during the anti-discrimination student movement are being carried by policemen in a van. One such video of one minute and 14 seconds has spread on social media. What happened next with the location and victims of this shocking video? Netizens reacted angrily to this.

Many people are saying that the video is of August 5 incident in front of Ashulia police station. After going to the spot and seeing a poster pasted on the wall, it was initially confirmed that the video was from Ashulia police station. An inspector-rank officer of Savar DB police present in the video is also said to be present.

On Saturday (August 31) in front of the Ashulia police station, consistency was found with the video of the incident. However, the eyewitnesses did not agree to comment on this but confirmed that the location of the video was in front of the Ashulia police station.

Earlier on Friday (August 30), the video went viral on social media throughout the day. The video is initially believed to have been captured from the second floor of the building in front of the Ashulia police station.

In the 1 minute and 14 second video that went viral, two policemen are seen holding one by the arm and one by the leg and throwing it into the van. Before this, bodies are being piled up and covered in vans. Finally the body is lifted and covered with a banner. At this time, the appearance of two policemen was seen.

At the end of one minute and six seconds of the video, a poster can be seen, which is of local Jubo League's Dhamsona Union President and Ward No. 7 member candidate Abul Hossain. By looking at that poster, it is confirmed that the scene of the video is near Ashulia police station.

Going in front of Ashulia police station, it can be seen that the right side wall exactly matches the video while crossing Thana Road through the road behind Ashulia Press Club and going towards SB office. In the video, an Eid greeting poster of an Awami League leader named Abul Hossain was seen with the picture of local MP Muhammad Saiful Islam. Even after going to the spot, the same poster confirmed the spot to Ashulia police station.

Abul Hossain Swanirvar Dhamsona Union 7th Ward UP Member Candidate. However, despite talking to several tenants of a residential building in front of the police station, no information was known about the video. Although many of the locals said that the place of the video is Ashulia police station area.

Apart from this, it has been initially confirmed that a policeman seen in the video is an officer of the Dhaka District Intelligence Police (DB).

Talking to a local shopkeeper in front of Ashulia police station, it is known that since the morning of August 5, the anti-discrimination quota agitators started gathering in the bypile area of ​​Nabinagar-Chandra highway. On the news of Sheikh Hasina leaving the country, the protesters surrounded the police station. At this time, the police surrendered with the microphone and hand mic of the mosque. Even after the surrender, the agitators continued to advance towards the police station. At that time the police started firing. Then they closed the shop and moved to a safe place.

I tried to talk to several policemen of Ashulia police station but none of them agreed to talk.

A local resident, who did not wish to be named, said that the agitators tried to attack the Ashulia police station around 4 pm. At that time, the police fired indiscriminately. After staying at the spot till 4:30 pm I left. Then I heard that the car was set on fire in front of the police station. The police station was looted and several police vehicles were set on fire. Later I found out that several bodies were burnt in a car.

Dhaka District (North) Detective Police (DB) Inspector Md. Several attempts were made to contact Arafat but he could not be reached.

Dhaka District Police Superintendent Ahmed Mueen said, 'I saw the video this morning. It is being analyzed. Since you work in the media, if you get any information or sources, we request you to cooperate.

Bangladesh /MP