Sec 144 continues in Hathazari, 700 sued
Section 144, imposed by the Hathazari upazila administration in Chittagong on Friday, remained effective for the second day yesterday to stop clashes between locals over a religious event.
Over 700 unidentified people were also accused in two separate cases, one over attacks on police and another over vandalism, filed with Hathazari Police Station yesterday.
A brawl between two groups broke out on Thursday centring a religious event and escalated into a full-fledged clash that continued in phases until the order was imposed on Friday afternoon.
During the clashes, thousands of locals put barricade at Fatehabad on Chittagong-Hathazari road and vandalised several structures and torched a few.
Primary and Mass Education Minister Afsarul Ameen and former mayor of Chittagong City Corporation ABM Mohiuddin Chowdhury handed out compensation to those affected in the violence.
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