Power Failure During WC Tie
Soccer fans in 3 dists go on rampage
Soccer fans went on the rampage in Naogaon, Rajshahi and Joypurhat districts on Saturday night as power outage interrupted watching on television the World Cup match between Argentina and Nigeria.
In Naogaon, angry soccer fans torched Palli Biddyut Samity's (PBS) area office at Sapahar at around 8:30pm and damaged furniture and official documents
Md Rezaul Haque, general manager of Naogaon PBS, said the mob set official documents and a motorbike afire. On information, fire fighters from Patnitala upazila rushed to the spot and extinguished the blaze.
Locals alleged that power supply in Sapahar area remained off since morning and soccer fans became angry as PBS failed to restore power supply even during the match between Argentina and Nigeria.
In Rajshahi, soccer fans barricaded Rajshahi-Dhaka highway at Puthia as power outage began minutes after beginning of the Argentina-Nigeria match.
Locals beat up PBS officials Rezanur Rahman and engineer Shahanur Rahman at Atrai upazila headquarters and ransacked the PBS area office on Saturday night protesting power outage during the World Cup matches.
They damaged at least five vehicles and besieged the house of local PBS area office in-charge Moniruzzaman. As police went to the scene, the angry people had an altercation with the law enforcers.
The situation became normal when power supply resumed in the area. Reports of demonstrations were also received from Manda upazila of Naogaon and Joypurhat district.
Our Jhenidah correspondent reported that an argentine supporter was electrocuted at Mohamhmadpur village under Shailkupa upazila while repairing an electric wire on Saturday night.
The deceased was identified as Moshiur Rahman, 25, son of Daud Kha.
Local said Moshiur was electrocuted as he was repairing an electric wire during the World Cup match between Argentina and Nigeria at around 9:30pm.
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