Jamaat-called hartal observed in Narsingdi
Friday, 23 January 2015
NARSINGDI, Jan 22 (UNB): A daylong hartal, enforced by the local unit of Jamaat-e-Islami protesting the arrest of party district ameer Maulana AFM Abdus Sattar, was observed peacefully in the district today (Thursday).
District Jamaat secretary Sheikh Abdul Malek announced the shutdown from 6.00am to 6.00pm Wednesday night.
No procession or picketing was seen in support of the hartal in the district town while most of the business establishments kept their shutters down.
Vehicular movement on the town streets was almost normal.
No long route buses left or entered the district in the morning.
A large number of police personnel were deployed to fend off any trouble.