Road blocked: Daylong hartal on in Fulgazi
Monday, 2 June 2014
A daylong, called for Monday by local Awami League (AL) and its associate bodies protesting the killing of Fulgazi upazila chairman Ekramul Haque, is progressing without major untoward incidents, at Feni’s Fulgazi upazila. The upazila unit AL general secretary Abdul Alim announced the shutdown after a meeting with the party leaders in Feni town on Sunday. Hartal supporters blocked 15 kilometres of Feni-Parshuram road placing logs and torching tyres on Monday morning. The local unit of AL and its associate organisations – Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) and Jubo League and followers of slain upazila chairman Ekram – brought out separate processions in different areas, including Natun Munshir Hat, Puraton Munshir hat and Nandua of the upazila. No vehicles even rickshaw was seen playing on Feni-Parshuram road while business establishments kept their shutters down from the morning. On May 22, the upazila unit AL observed a daylong hartal in the upazila protesting the brutal murder which took place in Fulgazi on May 20, according to a news agency.