The man, Alif Rushdi Hasan, 45, was sent to hospital for treatment after interrogation at a police station, SM Shamim, a senior assistant commissioner of Dhaka Metropolitan Police, told bdnews24.com. A man is beaten by a mob after pulling a gun at protesters at Shahbagh intersection on Wednesday during demonstration demanding that the date of Dhaka city polls be changed for Saraswati Puja. Photo: Asif Mahmud OveSon of Mosleh Uddin from the capital’s Sutrapur, Alif is a businessman residing in Dubai, according to police. Alif and the protesters started an altercation after he demanded that the demonstrators let his car pass by. The protesters got angry and beat him up when he pulled the gun at one stage of the altercation.

Source: bd News24 January 15, 2020 14:03 UTC