Half-day BNP hartal in Khulna protesting leader’s murder

District unit of BNP will enforce a half-day hartal in Khulna yesterday protesting the killing of BNP leader Alauddin Mithu, reports UNB.
The decision was taken from an emergency meeting of Khulna city BNP at its office yestreday morning, said Nazrul Islam Manju, central organising secretary of Khulna BNP.
“The hartal will remain in force from 6am to 12pm and a 4-day protest programme has also been announced from the meeting, he said.
The programmes included—hoisting of black flags atop BNP offices in the district and holding protest meetings in 10 districts of Khulna division.
On Thursday, Alauddin Mithu, 45, organising secretary of district unit BNP, was gunned down by miscreants at Damodar in Phultala upazila. Mithu’s bodyguard Nowsher, 40, and Mithu’s father-in-law Shoyeb Selim also suffered bullet wounds during the incident.

Half-day BNP hartal in Khulna protesting leaders murder

District unit of BNP will enforce a half-day hartal in Khulna yesterday protesting the killing of BNP leader Alauddin Mithu, reports UNB. The decision was taken from an emergency meeting of Khulna city BNP at its office yestreday morning, said Nazrul Islam Manju, central organising secretary of Khulna BNP. The hartal will remain in force from 6am to 12pm and a 4-day protest programme has also been announced from the meeting, he said. The programmes includedhoisting of black flags atop BNP offices in the district and holding protest meetings in 10 districts of Khulna division. On Thursday, Alauddin Mithu, 45, organising secretary of district unit BNP, was gunned down by miscreants at Damodar in Phultala upazila. Mithus bodyguard Nowsher, 40, and Mithus father-in-law Shoyeb Selim also suffered bullet wounds during the incident.