36 held ahead of Narsingdi hartal
Police arrested at least 36 people in Narshingdi ahead of 48-hour hartal, beginning in the district at 6:00am today.
Supporters of Lokman Sangram Parishad on Friday called the hartal protesting police action on them in the town on the day and to foil today's programme of Labour and Employment Minister Razi Uddin Ahmed Raju at Serajnagar High School and College ground in Raipura upazila of the district.
At least 50 people, including incumbent Narsingdi municipality Mayor Kamruzzaman, were injured in a clash between the supporters of slain mayor Lokman Hossain and police in the town on Friday.
The clash ensued after police foiled a procession of Lokman Sangram Parishad led by Mayor Kamruzzaman, also younger brother of slain mayor Lokaman Hossain, in Shapla Chattar area of the town at around 3:00pm.
They took out the procession protesting Razi Uddin Ahmed Raju's visit to the district scheduled for today. Mayor Kamruzzaman said Lokman Sangram Parishad staged the protest against the minister for "providing shelter to the killers of Lokman".
Agitating people also set fire to three vehicles, including a Tripura-bound passenger bus, and barricaded Dhaka-Sylhet highway.
Earlier on November 1 last year, Narsingdi municipality mayor Lokman Hossain died at Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) hours after masked assailants shot him at town Awami League office.
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