The 24-hour countrywide general shut-down enforced by the Jamaat-e-Islami protesting the conviction of its leader Delwar Hossain Sayedee passed with no major untoward incidents yesterday.
Leaders and activists of the Jamaat-e-islami and its student wing Islami Chhatra Shibir brought out processions in different parts of the capital.
Mirpur, Bouddha Mandir area, Jatrabari, Dhaka Collage, Jagannath Collage, Government Titumir Collage, Savar, Mohammadpur, Dhanmondi, Hajaribagh and Dhamrai saw some brisk processions.
Police arrested six Jamaat men from Mirpur, Savar and Dhamrai areas.
Officer-in-charge of Mirpur police station Md Salauddin said: “They were arrested from Mirpur’s Shialbari Square while picketing.”
Meanwhile, the ruling Awami League and its associated bodies yesterday brought out procession in different parts of the capital opposing the Jamaal-sponsored shutdown.
Chittagong: City life was as usual like other days while no untoward incident was reported in the Chittagong city.
The hartal supporters brought out brisk processions in different areas of the city.
Rapid Action Battalion (RAB-7) members recovered four crude bombs from Halishahar area at noon but none was arrested in this connection, said Assistant Superintendent of Police Delwar Hossaion.
Anti-hartal supporters were also seen in different points of the city protesting the shutdown.
Khulna: Police arrested three Jamaat-Shibir activists from the city’s Tutpara, four from Khalishpur and two from Doanana and Fulbarigate areas. The pickets brought out procession in different points including, Kobir Bothtola, Mohsin squire of Doutolpur and Goalkhali of Khalishpur areas.
Rajshahi: Pickets brought out procession in different areas like Shalbagan, Dingadoba and other areas. They hurled brick chips at police and lighted tires. Police in retaliation hurled tear gas canisters to disperse the hartal activists.
Saidur Rahman, officer-in-charge of Shahomokdum police sation said, law enforcers detained RUET unit Islami Chhatra Shibir’s General Secretary Harun-ur-Rashid with weapons – 20 iron GI pipes and one machete.
Motihar police station Officer-in-charge Alamgir Hossain said, a workshop was going on with engineers in RUET auditorium and the activists were planning to launch an attack on it.
The authorities later announced an indefinite closure of the university and asked the students to vacate the dormitories by 10am today.
Barisal: Pro-hartal activists brought out processions on the C and B roads, Kashipur, Nabagram, Kawnia, Hatkhola and the College Avenue areas in the city early in the morning.
Except for long-distance transports other vehicular movement in the city was as usual.
Comilla: Pickets torched a cotton-laden truck in Debidar upazila of Comilla. Debidar upazila Officer-in-charge Mizanur Rahman said: “The pickets torched the truck in Bharela area of the upazila and we arrested one in connection with the arson attack.”
Gaibanda: A large number of vehicles were seen plying the city streets. Office, shops and school remained open as usual. A few number of processions were brought out by the hartal supporters.
Meanwhile, police arrested Habiganj Municipality Ameer Kazi Mohsin Ahmedur and Laxmipur Municipality Ameer Nur Nabi Faruq as the hartal was in progress.
Police also arrested 21 pickets from Jessore, four from Sylhet and six others from Thakurgaon.
