Chuadanga – Local unit of Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) on Monday called a strike in all the educational institutions in the district for Tuesday protesting the arrest of one of its leaders and demanding the removal of officer-in-charge of a local police station.Declaring the strike, general secretary of BCL district unit Mohaimeen Hasan Zoarder said police arrested their leader Abdul Momen today noon in an attempted murder case only to harass him.
Accusing OC of Sadar Police Station Ershadul Kabir Chowdhury of being involved in extortion and various misdeeds, Hasan Zoarder demanded the removal of the police officer.
Following the arrest of Momen, a tense situation was prevailing in the district town.
Additional police have been deployed at places in the district town to avert untoward incident. – UNB
