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Injured AL leaders off to India

Harassment at ZIA alleged

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Eighteen of the Awami League (AL) and its front organisation leaders, who were injured in the August 21 grenade blasts, left the capital yesterday for advanced treatment in India.
Of them, 11 went to New Delhi while the others to Kolkata.
Meanwhile, AL leaders present at ZIA to see off their fellows alleged that Biman Bangladesh Airlines flight, which carried the injured AL leaders and workers to New Delhi, was three hours late for 'unnecessary harassment' by the on duty immigration officials at the Zia International Airport (ZIA).
Eleven AL leaders who had been referred to advanced treatment in New
Delhi, were asked to produce referral letters for their treatment, government clearance and some other documents that the AL leaders termed irrelevant. They said all these were intended only to harass the opposition leaders.
"The immigration officers at the airport out of the blue asked the injured leaders to produce documents that were completely irrelevant and unnecessary. They unnecessarily kept them (leaders) waiting for hours, " said Abdus Shahid, opposition chief whip.
He said, "The airport authorities had been informed earlier about the sick AL leaders and their scheduled flight. Still the immigration officers continued interrogating the leaders and ultimately delayed the flight for
three hours."
The flight, which was originally scheduled to depart at 11:00am, left at 2:00pm.
Asked about the flight delay, Farida Yasmin, the ZIA immigration officer in charge, said, "I can't comment on what happened during the previous shift."
Officials, who were on duty in the previous shift, could not be reached for comments.
The group that went to New Delhi included Presidium Member Suranjit Sen Gupta, Joint Secretary General Obaidul Kader, special aide to the AL president Mamtaz Hossain, AL president's Personal Security Chief Major General (retired) Tareq Siddiqui, President of
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Chechha Shebok League Bahauddin Nasim, Enamul Haq Shameem, Ajay Kar Khokan, Shahabuddin Farazi, Nazrul Islam Babu, Nasima Ferdousi and Bahar Mia.
The seven other AL leaders, who flew to Kolkata in the evening, are Quamrul Hossain, Basir Ahmed, Asma Zerin, Nazimuddin Talukder, S M Kamal Hossain, Shahida Tareq Dipti and SM Rashida.
Besides Chief Whip Abdus Shahid, Dr Mostafa Jalal Mohiuddin and Dr Ruhul Huq were present at the airport.
Meanwhile, AL Presidium Member Kazi Zafarullah, who received severe wounds in his left hand in the August 21 grenade attacks, travels to Singapore this noon for further treatment.
Zafarullah yesterday said he may have to undergo a complicated surgery at the Mount Elizabeth Hospital to remove the shrapnel entangled in the nerves of his left arm.
"The left hand of Zafarullah has got completely insensible as a vital sensory nerve known as the Alna nerve had been partly damaged by the grenade splinters. Things have got more worse as seven other metal pieces remain embedded adjacent to the damaged nerve, " said Professor Deen Mohammd, who has been treating the senior AL leader at his residence.
Meanwhile, condition of AL leader Neela Choudhury now under treatment at Samorita Hospital, did not improve till yesterday. She may be included in the next group of injured AL leaders to travel abroad for advanced treatment.
"I am still in a lot of pains and my condition is deteriorating everyday. I have appealed to our leader for suuport and may soon be going abroad for better treatment," Neela said.