B'baria Gathering: Police HQ Forms Probe Body

Police Headquarters on Sunday formed a three-member committee to look into the huge gathering at the funeral of senior Nayeb-e-Ameer of Bangladesh Khelafat Majlish at Sarail upazila in Brahmanbaria.

Assistant Inspector General (AIG) of Police Headquarters (Media) confirmed the matter.

Meanwhile, The assistant superintendent of police of the Sarail-Ashuganj circle and two other police officers of Sarail Police Station of Brahmanbaria have been withdrawn following the gathering of thousands of people at the namaz-e-janaza of an Islamic party leader, ignoring the shutdown over coronavirus pandemic.

Police Headquarters took the action against ASP Md Masud Rana, officer-in-charge Shahadat Hossain Titu and Inspector (investigation) Md Nurul Haque for failing to take proper steps to stop the mass gathering, said Md Imtiaz Ahmed, officer-in-charge of Special Branch of Brahmanbaria District Police (DIO-1).

The ASP and OC have been attached to the Chattogram range of police, said Md Imtiaz.

Defying government orders to maintain social distancing and self-isolation, thousands of people from different areas yesterday flocked to Brahmanbaria'sSarail to attend the namaz-e-janaza of Maulana Zubayer Ahmad Ansari, nayeb-e-amir of Bangladesh Khelafat Majlish.

A huge crowd gathered even though the entire district has been under lockdown since April 11, when one person died from coronavirus and seven were detected positive in a day.

Source: UNB