Relatives of 12 students, who were allegedly picked up by police from Dhaka’s Mohakhali and Tejgaon on Sept 5, have demanded their release.
During a press briefing at the Crime Reporters’ Association of Bangladesh (CRAB) on Sunday, they said there were no charges against the students.
If the students are guilty then the parents and guardian requested the law enforcers to produce them in court.
According to a statement read out at the programme, the detained students are, Al Amin, Jahirul Islam Hasib, Mujahidul Islam, Jahangir Alam, Saifullah Bin Mansur, Gazi M Borhan Uddin, Tarek Aziz, Mahfuz, Raihanul Abedin, Iftekhar Alam, Tarek Aziz and Mehedi Hasan Rajib.
“A police team launched a drive in Dhaka’s Mohakhali and Tejgaon areas on Sept 5 and detained several students including the 12,” Mansur Rahman, whose son Saifullah Bin Mansur is among those held, told the media briefing.
Some of students, including one Sifat, have released from the Detective Branch (DB) offices but the rest 12 students are still being held.
The arrestees were tortured in the DB office, Mansur quoted Sifat as saying. “We are deeply concerned as the law enforcers have denied the arrests,” he said.
The families also urged rights bodies as wells as the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) to raise their voices over the incident.