Jessore medicine shops observe half-day strike protesting at BCL attack

All the medicine shops in Jessore town observed a half-day strike from dusk to noon on Thursday in protest against ransacking of a medicine sales outlet at Daratana in the town on Wednesday night allegedly by a Bangladesh Chhatra League leader.

The Chemists' and Druggists' Association Jessore district unit handed over memorandums to the deputy commissioner and the superintendent of police of the district, demanding exemplary punishment of the accused.

The police arrested BCL Jessore district unit vice president Faisal Khan in this connection.

Faisal along with Juba League activist Shafiqul Islam Shipon allegedly attacked and ransacked Nipu Drug House at Daratana at around 9:30pm on Wednesday. They fled the scene as other businessmen came to the spot hearing the screams of the shop employees. The police also rushed to the spot and arrested Faisal at a nearby place.

Source : New Age

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