Allegation of 'Vote Rigging' in B'baria
Hartal enforced by BNP passes off peacefully
The main street in Brahmanbaria district town during hartal yesterday. BNP enforced the hartal protesting alleged vote rigging in January 27 by-polls in B' baria-3 constituency.Photo: STAR
A dawn-to-dusk hartal enforced by local unit of opposition BNP to protest 'vote rigging' during January 27 by-polls in Brahmanbaria-3 constituency passed off peacefully yesterday. BNP called the hartal in the constituency after its candidate was defeated by the ruling Awami League candidate by a margin of 40,510 votes in the election. Private offices, educational institutions, business houses, shops and super markets remained closed. All modes of transports but a few rickshaws were off the roads during hartal hours. Four opposition activists sustained injuries as police charged batons on pickets at Moulvipara. They were given first aid at a local clinic, said BNP district unit secretary Md Zahirul Haque. Besides, pickets took positions at different points, including Kalibari intersection, Kachari Pukurpar, Medda and Kautali points, since morning.
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