Section 144 imposed in Satkhira amid rising tension between BNP factions over formation of local committees
Contacted, sources at Shyamnagar Police Station said two political groups have created a tense situation
The administration in Satkhira's Shyamnagar upazila has imposed Section 144 in the area following a tense situation caused by two rival groups of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP).
The upazila administration announced the decision around 4:30pm today (22 December).
Contacted, sources at Shyamnagar Police Station said two political groups have created a tense situation.
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Section 144 has been imposed to control the situation. So far, no clash has taken place, police said.
According to sources, tension has been prevailing in Shyamnagar over the formation of the upazila and municipality committees of BNP for the last couple of days.
Amid this tension, Member Secretary of Satkhira BNP Abdul Alim cancelled both committees yesterday (21 January).
Since then, the situation has become even tenser between the groups led by Abdul Wahed, president of the cancelled upazila committee, and Solaiman Kabir, general secretary of the committee, according to locals.
On Wednesday, the followers of Solaiman called for a peace rally at the Bus Terminal area of the district, which was confronted by Wahed's followers, which exacerbated the situation.
