People from Hindu, Buddhist and Christian communities held a day-long mass hunger strike in Andarkilla of Chittagong city yesterday demanding suspension of Chapter “B” of Vested Property Return Act.
The speakers at the hunger strike also demanded cancellation of the proposed Debottor (endowment) Management Act.
The programme continued from 8am to 5pm.
The programme was jointly organised by Hindu-Buddha-Christian Oikya Parishad and Bangladesh Puja Udjapon Parishad.
The hunger strike was the part of a central programme declared earlier.
Several hundred people of the communities from the port city and the adjoining upazilas participated in the hunger strike to press home their demands.
The protesters demanded the prime minister’s interference in this regard.
There are two categories of vested property in Bangladesh – “A” category comprised those under the government’s possession while the “B” category property not in the government possession.
The mass hunger strike programme was also attended by Indunandan Dutta, central presidium member of Hindu-Buddha-Christian Oikya Parishad; Parimal Kanti Chowdhury, president of Chittagong city unit of the organisation; Ranjit Bishwas, president of Chittagong district (north) unit; and Shyamol Kumar Palit, joint general secretary of Divisional Puja Udjapon Parishad.