Satkhira lawyers begin court boycott

They also observed a two-hour token hunger strike and held a meeting in front of the judge's court. Bar Association president Advocate Tapan Kumar Chakra-borty presided the meeting.

Speakers urged people of all walks of life to start a joint agitation to compel the government to cancel the decision.

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They said the district earns annually over Tk 2,000 crore as foreign currency by exporting shrimps but it is unfortunate that the people of the district are being neglected for a long time. They vowed to resist the decision at any cost.