Hartal in Barkal upazila
The first day of a two-day hartal called by Samo Odhikar Andolan (SOA), a platform for settlers, and Parbatya Bangalee Chhatra Parisahd (PBCP) passed off peacefully in Barkal upazila of the district yesterday. Both organisations called the hartal protesting murder of SOA activist Harun, 35. Harun went missing on Friday and his body was found on Sunday. Settlers blamed local indigenous people for the killing. Educational institutions and shops at the upazila headquarters were closed while vehicles off the roads. Attendance at banks and government offices was thin during the hartal. Some pickets obstructed a few engine boats at Suvalong in the morning. They however released those after an hour. Activists of SOA and PBCP brought out a joint procession at Barkal upazila headquarters demanding arrest and exemplary punishment of Harun's killers.
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