SYLHET: The Jamaat-Shibir called half-day hartal for Sunday in the district as their two activists received bullet injuries during procession on Saturday.
The Jamaat-Shibir brought out a procession in Chouhatta area of the district town protesting against death of four Jamaat-Shibir men during Friday’s clash with police in Cox’s Bazar.
The activists of the party attacked police from the procession police opened fire for their self-protection, leaving two Shibir men injured.
Sylhet City Jamaat Ameer Advocate Ahsan Mahmud Jobayer confirmed about the hartal to banglanews.
Jobayer said, “Police obstructed our peaceful procession and opened fire. So, we called the hartal for Sunday.”
FEB 16, 2013