Quota Reform Movement’s Nahid Islam alleges ‘blindfolded torture’

Nahid Islam

Nahid Islam, one of the coordinators of the quota reform movement in Bangladesh, alleged that he was blindfolded and subjected to physical and mental torture.

He alleged that he was picked up by a ‘state force’ identified as DB.

He told BBC Bangla that he is being treated in the hospital due to physical abuse.

He said, “Due to the injury, my two shoulders and left leg have blood clots. I was tortured not only physically but also mentally”.

“Perhaps I was removed because I could not lead or guide the movement,” said Mr. Islam

When BBC Bangla contacted the police about Nahid Islam’s complaint, they said that Mr. Islam does not know anything about detention or release.

He spoke to BBC Bangla about the response to the High Court’s verdict on quotas, coordination between the anti-discrimination student movement and future programs. Islam

Allegation of torture by blindfolded

His father, Badrul Islam, complained to BBC Bengal on Saturday that Nahid Islam, one of the coordinators of the quota reform movement, was taken away from a friend’s house in Nandipara at midnight on Friday, July 20.

After being freed from there on Sunday, Nahid Islam said that when he was taken away, there were three-four cars including police and BGB cars under that house. He is picked up in a private car or micro available there.

“At that time I was blindfolded with three to four layers of cloth and handcuffed. After some time I was taken out of the car and taken to a room in a house. I was interrogated and then subjected to mental and physical torture,” said Mr. . Islam

“At one point I fainted. After that I have no memory,” he said.

Nahid Islam said, “I regained consciousness at Purbachal area around four to five in the morning on Sunday. Later, when the light came on, I walked some distance and came home with a CNG”.

He was admitted to a hospital for treatment at 12 noon on Sunday. Nahid Islam told the BBC that his two shoulders and left leg had blood clots due to the injury.

BBC BANGLA