A Correspondent :
City life was as usual like other days and no untoward incident was reported in Chittagong district including the port city during the hartal hours called by Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islam on Sunday protesting the verdict of war criminal Motiur Rahman Nizami.
The government and non-government offices, business oragnisations, factories, industries, educational institutions and other bodies continued their operations however, the pace of their respective activities was not seen during the hartal hours like other working days.
Presence of vehicles on city roads was as usual and rail communication was undisrupted.
The inter-district buses and vehicles on three highways were seen plying with police protection, according to the decision of Chittagong district administration and other concerned bodies.
The hartal supporters attempted to bring out brisk processions at different areas of the city. However, they could not picket due to the strong vigilance of law enforcing agencies.
Jamaat-Shibir men set tyres on fire in the city’s Access Road area early in the morning and brought out a brisk procession while police foiled down their picketing, said Chittagong Metropolitan Police (CMP) Additional Deputy Commissioner (West) Tanvir Arafat.
Besides, anti-hartal supporters were also seen in different points of the city.
Personnel of Border Guard Bangladesh, additional police forces were deployed in the city’s important points while regular forces of police stations were also in alert to face any untoward situation, CMP Additional Commissioner (Crime and Operation) Banaz Kumar Majumder said.
Superintendent of Police AKM Hafiz Akhter of Chittagong district said they kept strong vigilance on Dhaka-Chittagong, Chittagong-Cox’s Bazar and Chittagong- Rangamati Highways so that the protesters could not block the important highways which connect the business capital with other parts of the country.
On Wednesday, the war crimes tribunal handed down death sentence to Jamaat top leader Nizami.
Following the verdict Jamaat called hartal for Thursday, Sunday and on Monday.
City life was as usual like other days and no untoward incident was reported in Chittagong district including the port city during the hartal hours called by Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islam on Sunday protesting the verdict of war criminal Motiur Rahman Nizami.
The government and non-government offices, business oragnisations, factories, industries, educational institutions and other bodies continued their operations however, the pace of their respective activities was not seen during the hartal hours like other working days.
Presence of vehicles on city roads was as usual and rail communication was undisrupted.
The inter-district buses and vehicles on three highways were seen plying with police protection, according to the decision of Chittagong district administration and other concerned bodies.
The hartal supporters attempted to bring out brisk processions at different areas of the city. However, they could not picket due to the strong vigilance of law enforcing agencies.
Jamaat-Shibir men set tyres on fire in the city’s Access Road area early in the morning and brought out a brisk procession while police foiled down their picketing, said Chittagong Metropolitan Police (CMP) Additional Deputy Commissioner (West) Tanvir Arafat.
Besides, anti-hartal supporters were also seen in different points of the city.
Personnel of Border Guard Bangladesh, additional police forces were deployed in the city’s important points while regular forces of police stations were also in alert to face any untoward situation, CMP Additional Commissioner (Crime and Operation) Banaz Kumar Majumder said.
Superintendent of Police AKM Hafiz Akhter of Chittagong district said they kept strong vigilance on Dhaka-Chittagong, Chittagong-Cox’s Bazar and Chittagong- Rangamati Highways so that the protesters could not block the important highways which connect the business capital with other parts of the country.
On Wednesday, the war crimes tribunal handed down death sentence to Jamaat top leader Nizami.
Following the verdict Jamaat called hartal for Thursday, Sunday and on Monday.
