A meeting at the deputy commissioner's office on Saturday ended in a pandemonium with former legislator of ruling Awami League Shamim Osman trading abuse with the sitting MP, Sarah Begum Kabori.
The meeting could hardly address the problem of increased bus fare on Dhaka Narayanganj route, for which it was called, as the supporters of Shamim Osman and Kabori at one stage scuffled with each other.
Kabori was elected from the same constituency Shamim Osman cannot forget was once his.
The meeting was convened to preempt Monday's hartal called in the port town by Nagorik Odhikar Committee, a local citizens' group, in protest against increased bus fair.
According to meeting sourc-es, the altercation was prompted by Shamim Osman when he questioned the legality of Nagorik Odhikar Committee.
AB Siddik, the president of the committee shot back, 'Who are you to question our legality?'
The city Awami League chapter president Anwar Hossain, followed by Kabori lent support to the Nagorik Committee president.
When Shamim Osman and his followers, joined by transport leaders rebuked Kobori and Anwar Hossain, they too returned the tributes.
All on stage transport leaders pushed Anwar Hossain.
Nazrul Islam Babu, MP, Selina Hayat Ivy, mayor of Narayanganj, transport leaders Ibrahim Chengish and Moktar Hossain, president of Nagorik Odhikar Committee secretary Rafiur Rabbi, lawyers association president Aanisur Rahman Dipu, police super and some left leaning political leaders attended the meeting, among others.
Nazrul Islam Babu brought the tempers of the two sides down while the DC and the SP had no option but to remain as helpless onlookers.
RAB and the police were at hand not to allow the situation go beyond control.
Source: New Age
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