Authorities imposed a Section 144 ban on public gatherings at Phulchari under Gaibandha yesterday after two rival groups of the Bangladesh Chaatra League (BCL) called meetings on the day at the same spot.
The clampdown was imposed at noon as tensions mounted among the upazila BCL men and Udkhali union BCL activists over two meetings, said Md Atiar Rahman, officer-in-charge of Phulchari police station. He said the upazila and union level BCL activists arranged meetings in Kalibazar area differently to observe August 15 as National Mourning Day.
Phulchari Upazila Nirbahi Officer Abdul Awal imposed the ban at noon over the tension. Extra police forces were deployed in the area.
