13 Chhatra Samaj men sued for ransacking Bhandaria UNO office

8 May 2009, 18:00 PM

Our Correspondent, Barisal

Thirteen leaders and activists of Jatiya Chhatra Samaj, student wing of Jatiya Party (Manju), have been sued for ransacking Bhandaria upazila nirbahi officer's office and social welfare office during Thursday's hartal at the upazila headquarters. Jatiya Party (Manju) Bhandaria unit enforced the hartal demanding release of party chief Anwar Hossain Manju who was sent to jail on Wednesday after he surrendered before a Dhaka court in connection with four criminal cases. Manju was earlier awarded 32 years imprisonment in the cases. Upazila Cooperative Officer Mujibur Rahman filed the case with Bhandaria Police Station on Thursday night. Chhatra Samaj upazila unit President Mustafa Shikdar and Secretary Mamun Sardar are among the accused. Immediately after filing of the case, police arrested Chhatra Samaj activists Sabuj and Labu Sardar. During the hartal, road communications between Barisal and Pirojpur came to a halt. JP and Chhatra Samaj activists jointly held a rally and brought out a procession demanding immediate release of Manju, also former communications minister.