Actress Bandhon attacked in Venice of Italy
Photo taken from video stream. Agamir Somoy.
Bangladeshi actress Azmeri Haque Bandhan has been attacked in Venice, Italy. She made the allegation during a Facebook Live session from her account on Tuesday night.
Bandhan blamed expatriate Awami League activists for the attack.
During the Facebook Live, she alleged: "I had gone to a park with my brother's family. There, many of our Bengali brothers came and physically harassed me. They threw water and Coke at my body. I got completely drenched."
Bandhan said, "They laid hands on me, threw away my phone. They hit me near my ear. They said— I am a July fighter, yes I am. I definitely participated in the July movement."
Actress Bandhan had gone to the Venice Film Festival with a film she acted in. Afterwards, she was spending time with relatives.
In the Facebook Live, Bandhan said, "They forced me to chant 'Joy Bangla, Joy Bangabandhu.' They recorded those videos. They were live-streaming them. They were uploading them."
The actress said, "I would say that you should have refrained from this incoherent behaviour, but you couldn't. You thought that by doing this, perhaps you could rebuild your position later. I don't think that will happen."
After the Live, Bandhan shared several videos on her Facebook page, which captured the scenes of the attack on her.
