'Boat' set afire by 'eagle' supporters'

LALMONIRHAT, Dec 30 (UNB): A replica 'boat' installed in a public spot by Awami League supporters as part of their electioneering was set on fire allegedly by supporters of an independent candidate for the Lalmonirhat-1 constituency in Hatibandha upazila in Lalmonirhat on Saturday morning.
Awami League leaders accused supporters of independent candidate and former Sonali Bank MD Ataur Rahman Prodhan.
The incident took place at Hatkhola Bazar of Gaddimari village, under the Gaddimari union of the upazila.
Gaddimari Union Parishad Chairman and Upazila Awami League Organizing Secretary Abu Bakar Siddique Shyamol said preparation is underway to file a case over the incident.
The boat was put up on two bamboo poles as part of their election campaign at Hatkhola Bazar. It was set on fire in the early hours of Saturday.
Abu Bakar Siddique Shyamol said, "When we hung the boat in the market, the supporters of the eagle symbol (Prodhan's symbol) obstructed us."