Section 144 imposed in Cox's Bazar, Rangamati

Local administrations of Cox's Bazar's Pekua and Rangamati's Kaptai upazilas imposed Section 144 of the CrPC, that restricts freedom of assembly in their respective areas on Sunday to avert any untoward situation, reports UNB.
The section 144 imposed by Pekua upazila administration was in force from 6am, and was supposed to go till 9pm. All types of public gatherings within the upazila's Sikder Para Stadium and Kabir Chowdhury Bazar areas were banned.
BNP's Pekua upazila unit had called for a rally protesting the recent fuel price hike on Sunday, while the local AL unit had called for a mourning programme simultaneously.
On Saturday night, AL and BNP activists took positions in the upazila's Chowmuhani and Stadium areas, which compelled the local administration to impose Section 144 fearing the eruption of a clash.
On the other hand, Kaptai upazila administration issued a notification signed by Upazila Nirbahi Officer (UNO) Muntasir Jahan on Saturday night, banning all types of meetings and demonstrations in Kaptai Sadar area from 6:00am to 6:00pm on Sunday.
According to Muntasir, the Kaptai unit of BNP was taking preparations for a rally to be held on Sunday protesting the price hike of fuel and daily essentials, while the local AL had also called for a protest rally the same day.
Meanwhile, Attackers swooped on houses of several BNP leaders, vandalised and torched the party's Khulna offices during clashes over holding rallies in the city's Khalispur, the opposition party said on Sunday.
Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) blamed the violence on the activists of Bangladesh Chhatra League and Jubo League, the associate bodies of ruling Awami League.
Khulna Metropolitan BNP convener Advocate SM Shafiqul Alam Mana alleged in a press briefing on Saturday night that Khalishpur BNP office was vandalised and various ward offices were torched.