Some thousands of local people staged demonstration violating section 144 on Tuesday at Roumari upazila in Kurigram in protest at forming a new union named Char Shoulmari at the upazila.
At least 40 people were injured when the police had beat up the agitated people for violating section 144.
Earlier, section 144 was imposed at Roumari sadar and adjoining areas in Kurigram on Tuesday as the possibilities of demonstration created tension between two areas following formation of the new union Char Shoulmari.
Witnesses said that the police beat up the people when they were staging demonstration with sticks at about 2:30pm at village Pakhiura in the upazila.
The injured were taken to Roumari Upazila Health Complex.
Local lawmaker Md Jakir Hossain told that it was not fair to break the government rule by the people.
The Roumari upazila parishad chairman, Sheikh Abdul Khaleque, told that the police attacked on the demonstration as the people of village Pakhiura had violated the rule.
Section 144, imposed in Roumari CG Jaman High school area, Degree College, Women College, bazar area and upazila parishad area was continued from 6:00am to 8:00pm on Tuesday.
Roumari upazila nirbahi officer and executive magistrate, AKM Showkat Alam Majumdar, ordered for section 144 which was declared by loud speaker at 7:00pm on Monday.
Being informed that the villagers of Pakhiura were planning for demonstration at Roumari upazila administration office on Tuesday in protest at forming the new union, the administration ordered for section 144 in the area, the UNO said.
Roumari thana officer-in-charge, Horeswar Roy, told New Age that the police fired tear gas shell towards the agitated people to bring the situation under control.
Source: New Age
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