Section 144 imposed in Hijla over fears of AL infighting

Local administration has imposed Section 144, restricting freedom of assembly, at Harinathpur Gorur Hat area under Hijla upazila in Barishal over fears of infighting between two rival groups of local Awami League.

‘Section 144 has been imposed as two rival groups of local AL have called for simultaneous programmes at the same place. The Upazila Nirbahi Officer has imposed the restriction from 10:00am to 5:00pm on Saturday,’ Hijla police station officer-in-charge Yunus Mia said.

Harinathpur union AL president Anwar Hossain Khan called for the ward AL’s triennial conference at the Gorur Hat field, while Harinathpur union parishad chairman and general secretary of union AL Taufiqur Rahman Sikder has called for a meeting of the party activists at the same place.

‘The upazila administration has imposed the section 144 to avert any untoward situation,’ said Hijla UNO Bokul Chandra Kabiraj.

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