A group of hundreds of people have formed a human chain under the banner of the ‘Anti-Discrimination Student Movement (ADSM) in demanding the resignation of a judge in Kushtia on Monday).
However, the ADSM coordinators in Kushtia have claimed that they did not know of such a movement. Sources said BNPand its several front organisations have launched such a movement using thebanner of Anti-Discrimination Student Movement.
According to court sources, several hundred people gathered in front of the Judicial Magistrate Court building in Kushtia at about 10.30: am at the Kushtia Judicial Magistrate court grounds and chanted slogans for the removal of Senior Judicial Magistrate of the court, Mahmudah Sultana of the Sadar Amli Court.The movement was reportedly led by Khandaker Taslim Uddin Nishat, Secretary of the District Chatra Dal, Abu Sayeed Zakaria Utpal, General Secretary of the District Swechchhasebak Dal, and Arifur Rahman Sumon, Convener of the District KrishakDal, along with Nurul Islam, Secretary of the Krishak Dal.
Speakers at the human chain criticized Magistrate Mahmudah Sultana for granting bail to three elected Poro commissioners, also leaders of the local Awami League. They were arrested by Rapid Action (Rab) on September 19 in an attempted murder case filed on September 18. They are Saiful Haque Murad, Commissioner of Ward 5, Nazrul Islam Nazju, of Ward 6, and Anis Quraishi, of Ward 11.
They were also president of the concerned ward unit AwamiLeague.Rab handed the commissioners over to the Kushtia Model Police station on the night of September 18.Police produced them before court on September 19 and the court sent them to jail. Later on Sunday (September 22) Judge Mahmuda Sultana granted them bail.
 When contacted, Tawkir Ahmed and Mostafizur Rahman, the local coordinators of the Anti-Discrimination Student Movement, said that they were not aware of the movement for the resignation of Judge.