CHITTAGONG: The dawn-to-dusk hartal, called by Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami, is underway in the port city and upazilas of the district on Sunday amid stray incidents of violence.

The organization is observing the shutdown in protest against killing of its activists of Mirsarai upazila.

Our correspondents report that the general strike also caused immense sufferings to thousands of commuters as vehicles, including buses and other vehicles, went off the roads.

Workers of various level including garments, private institutions crowded several points of the city to get a transport. They were seen waiting at the points for hours to get chance to board a vehicle and chaos erupted when a bus or other vehicle arrived.
Meanwhile, picketers set fire in a battery-run three wheeler in front of Baby Super Market in no. 2 rail gate area of Sholoshohar of the port city and blasted two cocktails to create panic among people.

On the other hand, Shibir men brought out a brisk procession in Baluchara area and later, police dispersed them.

Ongoing Primary School Certificate (PSC) and equivalent examinations 2013 have remained out of purview of hartal.

Confirming the matter, Metropolitan Additional Deputy Commissioner (North) Shahidullah told banglanews, “On information police rushed to the spot.”

Metropolitan Additional Deputy Commissioner (North) Shahidullah told banglanews, “Additional police forces were deployed in Jamaat-Shibir influenced area.”

Police sources said that additional four thousands police men have been deployed in various spots of the city and its outside.
Earlier on Friday midnight, miscreants chopped an activist of Jamaat-e-Islami to death in Shayerkhali Somity Bazar area under Mirsarai Upazila.

BDST: 1141 HRS, NOV 24, 2013