A case was filed with Shahbagh Police Station in Dhaka against four named and 120-140 unnamed people for staging demonstrations on High Court Mazar Chattar protesting the removal of the statue of Greek goddess from the Supreme Court premises on early Friday.

Zulfikul Islam, a sub-inspector of the police station, filed the case on Friday night on charge of obstructing them from performing their duties, said its officer-in-charge Abul Hasan, reports UNB.

Four of them, including Liton Nandi, general secretary of the Chhatra Union central committee, were shown arrested.

Police foiled an attempt of left-leaning student organisations to stage demonstrations on the High Court Mazar Chattar on Friday and arrested four of the protesters.

On April 9, 2017, a writ was filed with the High Court, seeking removal of the statue from the Supreme Court premises.

On February 11 last, Hefazat-e-Islam Bangladesh also demanded the removal of the statue mentioning that there is no such idol at the apex courts of the US and neighbouring India, and there cannot be any idol at the Supreme Court of a Muslim majority country like Bangladesh either.