DHAKA: Five people, including Awami League activist, 2 BNP leaders, a truck driver and a teen-aged passer-by, were killed and 131 injured across the country as 18-party’s 60-hour hartal is progressing for second consecutive day.

The deceased were identified as Shahjada, 28, and activist of ruling Awami League, Wasim 40, a truck driver hailed from Cox’s Bazar, Abul Hossain, 56, the president of Harinakundi upazila unit BNP and Daulatpur Union Unit BNP of Jhenidah, M Arju Hossain Paltu Mia, 16, son of Mokbul Hossain of Old Bazar area of Chandpur and Abdul Alim, joint secretary of Tangail Mirzpur Upazila Jubo Dal.

In Jamalpur: An Awami League activist was killed in a clash with BNP men at Islampur in Jamalpur on Monday morning.

In Tangail: Mirzapur upazila Jubo Dal joint secretary was killed in infighting while picketing during hartal hours in Sohagpara area of the district on Monday noon.

The deceased was identified as Abdul Alim, 40.

In Chittagong: A truck driver was killed in an attack of hartal supporters on Chittagong-Cox’s Bazar highway under Satkania upazila of the district around 2:00am.

In Jhenidah: A leader of opposition BNP was killed in a bomb attack and firing by miscreants at Dakhalpur Bazar under Horinakunda upazila at 12:30pm.

In Chandpur: A teenage passerby was killed and 20 persons were injured in sporadic clash between ruling Awami League and BNP men at Old Bazar in the district town on Monday morning.

In the capital, police nabbed five hartal supporters from city’s Rampura and Gulshan area while they brought out processions and locked into clash with police around 7:30am.

Besides, at least six people were injured in a clash between pickets and police in the district town around 8:45am.

Police, however, nabbed five people from various spots while picketing


In Jatrabari: police held four hartal supporters while they blasted cocktails in city’s Jatrabari area.

In Savar, Dhaka: At least 20 people were injured in a clash between hartal supporters and law enforcers in Raj Fulbaria area under Savar upazila of the district at around 8:00am.

In Kishoreganj: Six people, including three policemen, were injured in a fierce clash in Bhairab upazila of the district at around 05:30am.

In Gazipur: at least 10 people were hurt in a clash between police and BNP men in the district town at around 9:00am.

In Narayanganj: Some 10 persons were injured in chase and counter chase between police-picketers in the metropolitan at around 9:30am.

In Blola, some 15 people, including four cops, were injured in a clash between hartal supporters and cops in the district town at 11:00am.

In Satkhira: Five activists of Awami League were injured in an attack of 18-party men in the district at around 11:30am.

In Faridpur: Four police personnel were injured in a clash with hartal supporters in Fukra Bazar area under Saltha upazila of the district around 8:00am.

In Comilla: At least 17 people, including a policeman, were injured and a pedestrian and five Jamaat-Shibir men were held form a clash between hartal supporters and cops in city’s Kandirpar and Chalkbazar area around 09:00am.

In Jessore: Ten people were injured in a triangular fierce clash between Awami League, BNP and law enforcers in Chachra area of the district tow at around 10:30am amid hartal.

In Dinajpur: Six picketers were held by police from a procession from Dhaka-Dinajpur highway around 10:30am.

Besides, eight people were held including upazila Jamaat Amir from Madarganj upazila in Jamalpur around 10:00am.

In another incident, three BNP men were held by law enforcers in Chaumuhoni area under Doublemuring Thana in Chittagong at around 11:30 as they blasted cocktails.

In Natore: A TV journalist of RTV received bullet injuries in a clash between AL and BNP in Kanaikhali area of the district at around 12:00 noon.

In Khagrachari: Four AL leaders-activists were injured as hartal supporters suddenly attacked on them at around 11:30am in Rahman Nagar area under Manikchari upajila of the district.

Violence in first day of hartal

At least six people, including one activist of Jamaat-e-Islami and three BNP and two Jubo League men, were killed in separate hartal violence in Pirojpur, Faridpur, Pabna, Jessore, Bogra and Narayanganj on Sunday.

BDST: 1638 HRS, OCT 28, 2013
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