Arson Before Hartal Day
Eleven cases filed against 100
Police filed eleven cases against more than 100 people for blasting cocktails and torching vehicles on the eve of the BNP-led 18-party alliance's yesterday's hartal.
The cases were filed with Ramna, New Market, Lalbagh, Kotwali, Sabujbagh, Tejgaon Industrial Area, Mirpur, Kafrul, Gulshan and Banani police stations in the capital, said Masudur Rahman, deputy commissioner (media) of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP).
The cases with Kotwali and Sabujbagh police stations were filed under the explosive substances act while the case with Kafrul Police Station was filed under the speedy trial act.
The rests were filed under the penal code, he added. At least seven vehicles were set ablaze and 10 cocktails were blasted in the city's different areas on Saturday.
The opposition observed a countrywide dawn-to-dusk hartal yesterday protesting the latest fuel price hike.
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