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Protest rally at Gournadi

21 June 2009, 17:00 PM

NATIONAL

Our Correspondent, Barisal

BCL and Jubo League activists yesterday brought out procession, formed human chain and blocked highway demanding release of Abul Hasanat Abdullah, Barisal district AL secretary and former AL chief whip who was sentenced for 36 years imprisonment in four cases. The activists demonstrated at Hasanat's electoral constituency of Gournadi. They blocked the Barisal-Dhaka highway for half an hour by burning tyres at Bejgati point. They also formed a human chain and held a rally at Gournadi bus stand. Another group of activists paraded Barisal city roads yesterday demanding immediate release of Hasanat.