Cross sections of people in Tangail oraganised several programmes including road blockade and human chain yesterday protesting of the district’s inclusion in proposed Mymensingh division.
They blocked the Mymensingh-Tangail Highway and brought out a procession under the banner of All-party Unity Forum. The procession rounded several roads in the town.
The district Jatiya Party president Salam Chakladar, BNP organising secretary Farhad Iqbal, Bar Association president Shafiqul Islam Ripon, Zila Byabosayee Oikyajoat president Mostofa Kamal Labu, addressed the programme among others.
The speakers presented arguments against attachment of Tangail district with proposed Mymensingh division and vowed to resist any bid in this regard.
There would be tougher agitation programmes including disruption of communication between Dhaka and northern districts if any attempt is made to exclude Tangail from Dhaka division, they said.
