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6 January 2010, 18:00 PM

NATIONAL

Our Correspondent, Khagrachhari

Indigenous people belonging to United People's Democratic Front (UPDF) kept the Panchhari upazila nirbahi officer (UNO) confined to his office for about an hour following a heated exchange between the UNO and the upazila chairman yesterday. Later an army team went to the spot, rescued the UNO and took him to Panchhari army camp for his security. The incident began at 11:30am when Panchhari UNO Abdul Kader Sheikh refused to provide a vehicle for use of upazila Chairman Sarbottom Chakma, police said. "I politely refused to give him the vehicle saying that I need to go Khagrachhari to join a meeting with the deputy commissioner but the upazila chairman used bad words and incited UPDF activists against me," the UNO told this correspondent over phone. The upazila chairman alleged that the UNO misbehaved with him while UNO said the upazila chairman is fully responsible for the unwanted incident. An urgent meeting has been called at Panchhari Upazila Complex auditorium to settle the matter, said Khagrachhari Deputy Commissioner Mohammad Abdullah. Additional police forces have been deployed to avert further untoward incident, Assistant Superintendent of Police Mohammad Maksuder Rahman said.