A protest was staged outside the office of the Superintendent of Police (SP) in Chapainawabganj on Monday night after police detained a motorcycle belonging to the district Chhatra Dal general secretary over the absence of valid registration documents.
More than 50 Chhatra Dal activists gathered at the main entrance of the SP’s office and remained there for around an hour. The protest followed a dispute earlier in the day between the organisation’s district general secretary, Akteruzzaman Akter, and traffic police officers who had stopped his motorcycle at a checkpoint.
According to police and eyewitnesses, the incident began on Monday afternoon in the New Market area of Chapainawabganj town. Police personnel operating a checkpoint stopped Akter’s motorcycle and asked him to produce the necessary documents for inspection.
During the check, police found that the motorcycle did not have valid registration and detained the vehicle. A verbal altercation subsequently took place between Akter and the officers on duty.
The matter escalated within a short period, with Chhatra Dal activists arriving at the SP’s office and taking up a position at the main gate. Their presence created a tense situation at the premises, prompting senior police officials to intervene.
Additional Superintendent of Police NM Wasim Firoz went to the scene after receiving information about the protest. He held discussions with the Chhatra Dal leaders and activists and sought to resolve the dispute through dialogue. After roughly an hour, the situation returned to normal.
Akter offered his account of the incident, saying he had been travelling with the motorcycle at around 6pm when police asked him to stop. He said he complied and showed his documents to the officers before engaging in a conversation with them.
According to Akter, some people standing nearby were making remarks directed at the police. He said he mistakenly believed that the comments were being directed at him, which led to a misunderstanding between him and the officers.
Akter also alleged that, during the exchange, police asked for the mobile phone he was holding. He later went to the SP’s office to seek the return of the phone and to inform senior officials about what had happened. Other Chhatra Dal members accompanied him, he said.
Akter said the misunderstanding was eventually resolved after discussions with the police.
Additional Superintendent of Police NM Wasim Firoz said Akter’s motorcycle had been stopped by a traffic sub-inspector and a sergeant for a routine document check. He said the vehicle did not have the required papers, leading to an argument between Akter and the officers.
Firoz said the subsequent gathering at the SP’s office was linked to that dispute. Police officials spoke with the Chhatra Dal representatives and reached a resolution through discussion.
“No case has been filed in connection with the incident,” Firoz said, adding that not every dispute necessarily leads to a case and that the matter was settled through negotiation.
The incident therefore ended without a reported case or further confrontation. The immediate dispute centred on the motorcycle’s documentation and the exchange between Akter and the traffic officers, while the subsequent protest was brought under control following talks between the two sides.
