Bangalis’ 24hr hartal on in CHT

Pickets of Parbatta Bangali Chhatra Parisad (PBCP), Parbatta Bangali Chhatra Aikya Parishad (PBCAP), Parbatta Chattagram Samo Adhikar Andolon (PCSAA), Parbatta Nagorik Parishad (PNP) and Parbatta Gono Parishad (PGP) jointly were picketing on the roads aiming to make hartal a success. In the morning the leaders and activists of the organisations started picketing firing on a tire in front of Land Dispute Resolution Head Office in Khagrachhari and chanting slogans in support of the hartal. No vehicles left for Dhaka or Chittagong from Khagrachhari while most of the shops, business centers and private organisations remained shut down. PBCP Central Unit Organising Secretary Mohammad Asad Ullah, its district unit President Mohammad Mainuddin termed the commission act as discriminatory and said Bangali people will have to face eviction threat if the act is not cancelled. They also said they would go to a tougher movement if the government would not cancel the act immediately. The first phase hartal called by the five organisations began around 6am yesterday and is scheduled to end around 6am on today. They also declared they would go for second phase 24-hour long hartal on Sunday if the government would not cancel the controversial act, they added.