Shaikh Ahmadullah, the country’s renowned Islamic negotiator, has called for the speedy arrest and exemplary punishment of the killers of the state lawyer Saiful Islam Alif, who was killed in the Chittagong court premises.
He made this call to the interim government in a status given on his verified Facebook page on Tuesday (November 26).
Sheikh Ahmadullah said that it is the immediate duty of the government to arrest the brutal killers of young lawyer Saiful Islam and provide exemplary punishment. There can be no hesitation in stopping the extremists who want to destabilize the country.
At the same time, he requested Muslims from all walks of life to exercise maximum patience and not to fall into the trap of any kind of conspiracy.
Sheikh Ahmadullah said, I will tell the responsible and wise people of all religions of the country, you should call the followers of your respective religions to be calm and orderly. If this country is disturbed for any reason, we will all suffer.
It is learned that on Tuesday around 4:15 PM, ISKCON followers started attacking various institutions in the Chittagong court area and lawyer Saiful Islam Alif stopped them. He was then picked up and taken in front of Rangam Tower opposite the main gate of the court. ISKCON members hacked and injured Saiful there. Saiful was rescued in a serious condition and taken to Chamek Hospital where the doctor on duty declared him dead.
Brigadier General Mohammad Taslim Uddin, the new director of Chamek Hospital, told the Dhaka Post that 7-8 people have been admitted to the hospital due to the clash in the Chittagong court. One of them was declared dead.
An eyewitness named Advocate Moktar Uddin Sagar said that a group of agitators hacked to death Advocate Saiful Islam Alif in front of my eyes.
The deceased Saiful Islam Alif was a resident of Chunati area of Lohagara upazila of Chittagong district. His father’s name is Jalal Uddin.
Saiful Islam became a member of District Bar Association in 2018. Later he got registered as High Court advocate. Recently he was appointed as Assistant Public Prosecutor of Chittagong Court. He was a student of Chittagong International Islamic University.