Violence During Biswanath Hartal
Seven UP chairmen finally suspended
Seven union parishad (UP) chairmen in Biswanath upazila, charge-sheeted in a case for vandalising public property at the upazila headquarters during BNP enforced hartal on April 23, have been suspended.
Upazila Nirbahi Officer (UNO) Sonamoni Chakma received a letter issued by the Local Government and Rural Development (LGRD) Ministry in this regard on Sunday.
He sent the copies of the letter to the chairmen yesterday and also asked them to hand over the charges to the panel chairmen within the next three days. The ministry had earlier approved the list of the panel chairmen sent by the UNO.
The suspended chairmen are Jajal Uddin of Biswanath UP, Kabir Hossain of Lamakazi UP, Nizamuddin Siddiki of Khajanchi UP, Md Lalu Mia of Alonkari UP, Md Tahir Uddin of Deokolosh UP, Abbas Ali of Daulatpur UP, and Shafiquddin of Doshghar UP.
Earlier on June 14, the UNO sent proposals to the ministry concerned through the deputy commissioner for suspension of the UP chairmen as police pressed charges against them in a case for vandalism at the upazila complex on April 23.
The BNP-backed chairmen are also accused in several other cases in connection with the vandalism and clash with cops during hartal hours. Three people were killed and 50 others were injured during the clash between pro-hartal men and police at the upazila headquarters.
Immediately after the incidents, police filed separate cases accusing 8,000 opposition activists, including the seven UP chairmen.
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