Dhaka, Oct. 28 -- The director of the Institute of Epidemiology, Disease Control and Research (IEDCR) Prof Kazi Ahmed Zaki has accused members of the BNP-backed Doctors Association of Bangladesh (DAB) of assaulting him inside his office.

Zaki said the incident took place around 11am on Wednesday. He did not elaborate on what prompted the alleged attack.

A public health expert and an IEDCR official, speaking anonymously, said several DAB members entered the director's office while he was working and "physically assaulted" him.

CCTV footage obtained by bdnews24.com shows Zaki meeting staff when several people enter the room. They appear to pull him from his chair and push him by the neck towards the exit.

Others in the room intervene an...