Jaharul Islam, upazila nirbahi officer (UNO) of Aditmari upazila in Lalmonirhat district yesterday demolished a stage erected for obscene dance shows and burnt down a makeshift gambling tents.
Sources said the UNO eventually intervened himself at the scene while the local union parishad chairman and members accompanied him with village police. Locals said the show was underway for the past several days polluting the social atmosphere.
“The situation appeared so intolerable that we were forced to send our girls to relatives houses in other places for their safety. We could not sleep in peace fearing unexpected incidents as the shows drew unsocial elements,” said housewife Nira Akter.
Farmer Mokhlesur Rahman said unsocial elements preferred to carry out their activities at the Gobodrhan village on the Teesta char, which was four kilometers off mainland and bordering India and having boundaries also with Rangpur.
“I preferred to mobilise the local people and their representatives. I did not feel to seek the police support as I though it is not required,” said the UNO.
Akhtar Hossain, officer-in-charge of Aditmari police station, said he was unaware of the incident but the UNO did the right thing.
