An uneasy calm prevails in the College Road area in Fatikchhari upazila of Chattogram following the imposition of section 144, prohibiting assembly of five or more people, holding of public meetings, and carrying of firearms, reports UNB.
The local administration imposed the section 144 on Friday to avoid imminent clash as two disputing parties of the ruling Awami League — one led by Nazim Uddin Muhuri, general secretary of upazila Awami League and the other by upazila chairman Abu Tayyab — announced programmes on the premises of Fatikchhari Government University College and auditorium at the same time.
Neither of the groups was able to hold their programme on Friday. However, local Chhatra League activists, followers of the upazila chairman, held a press conference briefing on the development.
When contacted, upazila Awami League publicity secretary Borhan Uddin said, “Upazila Chhatra League announced a three-day programme on the occasion of Bangabandhu’s martyrdom anniversary. Upazila Awami League general secretary Nazim Uddin Muhuri and other leaders were invited. However, a section of the upazila Mahila League called for a programme at the same venue at the same time under the banner of Awami Paribar.”
Fatikchhari police station officer-in-charge Mohammad Rabiul Islam confirmed the information to the news agency.
“Additional police have been deployed in Fatikchhari and the situation is currently under the control of the law enforcement agencies.”
