Former national cricket captain and Narail-2 MP Mashrafe Bin Mortaza has been sued in a case along with 594 others, including his father, Golam Mortaza Swapan, over an attack on the Anti-Discrimination Student Movement on August 4.

The case was filed with Lohagara Police Station last night, said Md Ashiqur Rahman, officer-in-charge (OC) of Lohagara Police Station, today.

The other accused include district leaders of the Awami League and Chhatra League.

Kazi Md Yajur Rahman Babu, chief organiser of the Narail district unit of the Anti-Discrimination Student Movement, filed the case naming 295 individuals alongside approximately 300 unidentified persons.

The accused, associated with the Awami League and its affiliates, allegedly carried out the attack on August 4. The incident occurred at the C&B Intersection in Lohagara upazila during a programme organised by the students, Babu alleged.

According to the case statement, 15-20 students, including the plaintiff, were injured as the attackers used machetes, bamboo sticks, and iron rods. The attackers also allegedly detonated explosives to disperse the students.

Investigations are underway, said OC Md Ashiqur Rahman.