An assistant commissioner (land) was assaulted while conducting a mobile court drive at Safipur Bazar under Kaliakair upazila in Gazipur.
The incident took place on Tuesday afternoon in the market when Kaliakair Upazila Assistant Commissioner (Land) Dil Afroz was leading the drive and monitoring the prices of daily essentials.
Upazila Nibarhi Officer (UNO) of Kaliakair Kausar Ahmed confirmed the matter to the media. He also visited the spot following the incident of assault. He strongly protested and condemned the incident.
The UNO said, “I have visited the scene. The obstruction and harassment during administrative operations in the market is very unfortunate. We will identify those responsible for the incident after an investigation and take proper actions.”
He also said that the local administration is regularly monitoring the market to regulate price of products as well as daily essential items.
According to the UNO, the incident took place when the AC (land), during a regular market monitoring drive, fined Tk 10,000 each to two shopkeepers named Arif Hossain and Raju Mia for not having the price lists and sale invoices. Then the two shopkeepers and some other locals created a tense situation there and at one point assaulted the government official.
