BHOLA, Aug 03 (UNB): Bhola unit BNP has called a dawn-to-dusk hartal in the district for Thursday protesting the death of Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD) district unit president Nure Alam in a clash between police and BNP men, reports UNB.
The strike will be observed from 6 am to 6 pm in the district on the day, BNP's Bhola unit Joint General Secretary Humayun Kabir Sopan told the news agency on Wednesday.
Nure Alam suffered bullet wounds during a clash with police on Sunday.
Humayun Kabir said Nure Alam was taken to Comfort Diagnostic Centre in the capital on the same day where he succumbed to his injures around 3:15 pm on Wednesday. He had been on life support at the hospital.
As part of BNP's countrywide demonstration programme protesting the ongoing load-shedding and mismanagement in the power sector, the leaders and activists of the party gathered in front of their district party office in Bhola on Sunday.
At one stage, police obstructed them when they tried to stage demonstrations at Kalinath Roy Bazar around 11:30 am, triggering a clash.
BNP calls hartal in Bhola for today
Injured JCD leader dies
FE Team | Published: August 04, 2022 00:57:22
BNP calls hartal in Bhola for today
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