Handcuffed to Hospital Bed: HC orders police to explain why they did it

The High Court yesterday summoned Officer-in-Charge of Ashulia police Mohsinul Quader to appear before it tomorrow to explain why a Jahangirnagar University student had been handcuffed during his treatment.

An HC bench of Justice Salma Masud Chowdhury and Justice AKM Zahirul Hoque came up with the order and a suo moto rule when drawn to Monday's news in The Daily Star with headline “Handcuffed to hospital bed”.

Lawyer for Bangladesh Legal Aid and Services Trust (BLAST), SM Rezaul Karim placed the report before the HC bench for necessary orders.

JU student Nazmul Hossain fell sick on Saturday while protesting deaths of two fellow students in a road crash in Savar the day before.