Four jailed over storming secretariat, attempted murder

A court has sent four people to jail in a case filed over storming into the secretariat, vandalising property and attempting to murder law enforcers during a violent incident on July 22.

The four accused are Ashikur Rahman Tanvir, Jefri Abhishek Shikder, Abu Sufian, and Shakil Miah.

Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Jamshed Alam passed the order after police produced them before the court and sought their detention until the completion of the investigation. 

The four were arrested earlier in the day from the city's Shahbagh area.

According to case details, a large group of unruly youths stormed the secretariat compound on July 22, vandalised furniture and launched attacks on law enforcement officers. Sub-inspector Golam Mahmud of Shahbagh Police Station filed the case later that day, accusing between 1,000 and 1,200 unidentified individuals.