At around 11:30 pm on Tuesday night, Pritam Das, joint convener of the central committee of the National Citizen Party (NCP), filed the case at Srimangal Police Station. Habibur Rahman alias Habib (26), former joint general secretary of the Srimangal Government College branch of the banned Chhatra League, has been made the main accused in the case. Besides, 15 more unidentified people have been made accused.

According to the FIR, the attack occurred around 1:00 pm on Tuesday in front of Balishira Resort in the Radhanagar area of Srimangal Upazila. Hasib was attacked while traveling with his wife. According to the complaint, Habibur Rahman and 15 unidentified people blocked Hasib and his wife with local weapons; the attackers called him ‘July militant’ and struck him with iron rods and machetes with intent to kill. Later he was rescued and arrangements were made for his treatment.

On Tuesday night, a delegation of NCP led by Pritam Das submitted a written complaint at Srimangal Police Station, which was later registered as a case. The delegation included Khalid Hasan, convener of the Moulvibazar district NCP, Dewan Qayes Ahmed, convener of the Srimangal Upazila branch, and organizing secretary Yasin Talukder.

Meanwhile, a video of the attack has spread on social media. In the video, a person is seen shouting ‘July militant’ at Hasib, who was in an auto-rickshaw, and attacking him with local weapons.