Bhuban killing
Hartal observed in Rangamati

Our Correspondent, Rangamati

A half-day hartal called by Paharee Chhatra Parishad
(PCP), protesting killing of PCP leader
Bhuban Chakma, was observed in the district yesterday.

A protest meeting was also held on office premises of
the Deputy Commissioner during hartal
hours. The meeting was chaired by Shudhirgo Chakma,
president of Rangamati district unit
PCP.

The speakers at the meeting demanded trial of people
behind Bhuban killing and blamed UPDF
for its involvement in the murder.

During the hartal hours, all modes of vehicles were off
the road. Shops in different markets kept
their shutters down but official activities in the
district were normal. Production in Karnaphuli
Paper Mill (KPM), Karnaphuli Rayon Mill (KRC), and
Karnaphuli Hydro-Power Centre
(KHPC) was unhindered in Kaptai industrial zone, Kaptai
police told this correspondent over
telephone.

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