Speaker Abdul Hamid yesterday expressed regret about assault on Opposition Chief Whip Zainul Abdin Farroque by members of law-enforcement agencies during the first day of 48-hour shutdown.
He also assured a delegation of BNP-led opposition lawmakers of writing to the home ministry to enquire into the matter.
The Speaker said this when an 18-member delegation of the BNP-led opposition called on him at his parliament office.
Led by BNP Joint Secretary General AM Mahbubuddin Khokon, the parliamentary delegation also submitted a memorandum to Abdul Hamid demanding punishment of two police officials -- Harun and Biplob Sarker. The BNP lawmakers alleged these two police officials were responsible for conducting an attack on the opposition chief whip.
Talking to reporters, the Speaker said he expressed his sympathy and regret for that unwanted incident.
Emerging from the Speaker's room at 7:20pm, BNP lawmaker AKM Hafizur Rahman told reporters the Speaker extended his sympathy to the BNP-led opposition lawmakers for the "unwanted incident" and regretted for it.
"Speaker Abdul Hamid has also assured us that he will write to the home ministry to enquire into the incident," Hafizur Rahman added.
Earlier, the BNP-led opposition lawmakers at a press conference at the Jatiya Sangsad Media Centre announced to form a human chain in front of the parliament premises today in protest against the attack on Farroque.
Meanwhile, a number of ruling alliance MPs also talked in parliament on the assault of the opposition chief whip.
Taking floor on a point of order, ruling Awami League MP Suranjit Sengupta condemned the incident.
"Such incident is certainly unwanted and we do not appreciate this," Suranjit said in parliament.
He however alleged the main opposition was engaged in creating "artificial crisis" in the country centring the caretaker government issue.
"This [caretaker government] is a parliament related issue, but they [opposition] are creating crisis outside parliament," he added.
AL lawmaker Abdul Mannan blamed Farroque saying he "misbehaved" with law enforcers that cannot be expected from the opposition chief whip.
Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal MP Mayeen Uddin Khan Badal also condemned the attack on the opposition chief whip.
Source : The Daily Star
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