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Train set on fire
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Wed, Nov 2nd, 2011 11:22 am BdST
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Narsinghdi, Nov 2 (bdnews24.com) The supporters of slain Narsinghdi mayor Lokman Hossain have set fire to a Dhaka-Kishoreganj passenger train, as a general strike is in force to protest against the murder.
Narsigndi railway station master Maron Chandra Das told bdnews24.com that the angry protesters set six coaches of the Egaroshindur Express on fire on Wednesday.
He said the incident occurred at around 10.15am on Wednesday when the train reached Narsinghdi.
"Many passengers jumped off the train at that time and were injured. We are working to douse the flames," the master added.
"A patrol team of the Rapid Action Battalion-11 went to the spot after learning about the torching and was pelted with brickbats by angry protesters.
Meanwhile, Bangladesh Chhatra League, the student wing of ruling Awami League, has enforced a 72-hour general strike in Narsinghdi to protest against the murder.
Shops and business organisations were seen shut on Wednesday morning. Activists of ruling Awami League and associate organisation have taken out processions demanding arrest and punishment of the assailants.
The organisers, however, said the first day's protest would not be that tight as family and party colleagues were waiting for the Hossain's body to arrive for burial.
"It will be an eased protest until 6pm Wednesday to facilitate the burial," said S M Qayum, a former central committee member of the student wing.
Qayum added that the Namaaj-e-Janaza would be held after Asr prayers when his body is brought back from Dhaka, where it underwent an autopsy.
Additional police forces have been deployed in the area to control the situation. Deputy inspector general (DIG) of Dhaka range police M H Nuruzzaman, Rapid Action Battalion-11 additional DIG Mostofa Kamal have reached Narsinghdi overnight to keep close watch on the situation.
Superintendent of Narsinghdi police Akkas Uddin Bhuiyan said, "A large number of law enforcers from Narsinghdi and surrounding districts has been deployed to handle the situation."
Doctors of Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) declared the 43-year old Hossain dead nearly three hours after he was shot by a masked gunman in front of the Awami League office at the district headquarters' Sadar road at around 8pm on Tuesday.
Lokman, also the ruling party's town unit general secretary, was a two time Gold Medal winner as Best Mayor.
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Wednesday, November 2, 2011
BNP leader held over Narsingdi mayor killing
BCL-enforced hartal postponed for Lokman’s funeral
BNP leader held over Narsingdi mayor killing
Rab men stand beside the burning train after BCL men set fire to six bogies of the train during hartal Wednesday morning. Photo: STAR Star Online Report
Police detained Khairul Kabir Khokon, president of Narsingdi BNP unit, from the capital early Wednesday in connection with the killing of the district municipality mayor, Lokman Hossain.
Narsingdi police aided by a team of Detective Branch of police picked up Khokon from his Rampura residence in the city around 3:00am, local police officials confirmed.
He was later taken to Narsingdi under police custody, said Ashrafuzzaman, senior assistant superintendent (public relation) of Dhaka Metropolitan Police.
Lokman was shot by a miscreant at the Narsingdi town Awami League office on Sadar Road Tuesday night. He later died at Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH).
Protesting the killing, Bangladesh Chhatra League enforced a 72-hour hartal from 6:00am today.
But five hours after the hartal was enforced, local BCL postponed the strike till 6:00pm today in order to hold the funeral of Lokman, said Narsingdi BCL committee member SM Kaiyum.
The body of Lokman reached his Basail residence in Narsingdi town around 12:15pm. Party leaders and activists gathered at Lokman’s house to see the body.
Lokman will be buried at his family graveyard near Eidgah in the town after Asr prayers.
Meanwhile, BCL men set fire to six bogies of a Kishoreganj-bound intercity train ‘Egaro Sindhu Express’ in Chinishpur area of the town around 10:15am.
The bogies were ablaze at 11:15am when this report was filed as picketers barred firefighters from reaching the spot, reports our Narsingdi correspondent.
Several passengers of the train were wounded as they jumped off the burning train, Maran Chandra Das, Narshingdi railway station master, said.
Pickets threw brick chips on a vehicle of Rapid Action Battalion when a team of Rab-11 rushed to Chinishpur.
Earlier in the morning, the leaders and activists of Awami League and its associate bodies brought out separate processions in the town.
Vehicular movement on the Dhaka-Sylhet highway remained suspended for 14 hours till noon as the protesters put barricade in Narayanganj after hearing the attack on Lokman.
On the other hand, train communications on three routes – Dhaka-Kishorganj, Dhaka-Chittagong and Dhaka-Noakhali – remained snapped since 10:00pm Tuesday. The train service resumed around 5:00am Wednesday, which was disrupted again after the pickets set the train ablaze.
Contacted, Narsingdi Superintendent of Police Dr Akkasuddin Bhuiyan said additional contingents of police, detective branch of police and Rab have been posted at different strategic points of the district to fend off any untoward incidents.
MH Nuruzzaman, additional deputy inspector of Dhaka range, and Lt Col Mostafa Kamal, additional DIG of Rab-11, reached the district Tuesday night after hearing the news of Lokman’s death.
Train set on fire
NARSINGHDI MAYOR MURDERTrain set on fire | | bdnews24.com
Wed, Nov 2nd, 2011 11:22 am BdST
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Narsinghdi, Nov 2 (bdnews24.com) The supporters of slain Narsinghdi mayor Lokman Hossain have set fire to a Dhaka-Kishoreganj passenger train, as a general strike is in force to protest against the murder.
Narsigndi railway station master Maron Chandra Das told bdnews24.com that the angry protesters set six coaches of the Egaroshindur Express on fire on Wednesday.
He said the incident occurred at around 10.15am on Wednesday when the train reached Narsinghdi.
"Many passengers jumped off the train at that time and were injured. We are working to douse the flames," the master added.
"A patrol team of the Rapid Action Battalion-11 went to the spot after learning about the torching and was pelted with brickbats by angry protesters.
Meanwhile, Bangladesh Chhatra League, the student wing of ruling Awami League, has enforced a 72-hour general strike in Narsinghdi to protest against the murder.
Shops and business organisations were seen shut on Wednesday morning. Activists of ruling Awami League and associate organisation have taken out processions demanding arrest and punishment of the assailants.
The organisers, however, said the first day's protest would not be that tight as family and party colleagues were waiting for the Hossain's body to arrive for burial.
"It will be an eased protest until 6pm Wednesday to facilitate the burial," said S M Qayum, a former central committee member of the student wing.
Qayum added that the Namaaj-e-Janaza would be held after Asr prayers when his body is brought back from Dhaka, where it underwent an autopsy.
Additional police forces have been deployed in the area to control the situation. Deputy inspector general (DIG) of Dhaka range police M H Nuruzzaman, Rapid Action Battalion-11 additional DIG Mostofa Kamal have reached Narsinghdi overnight to keep close watch on the situation.
Superintendent of Narsinghdi police Akkas Uddin Bhuiyan said, "A large number of law enforcers from Narsinghdi and surrounding districts has been deployed to handle the situation."
Doctors of Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) declared the 43-year old Hossain dead nearly three hours after he was shot by a masked gunman in front of the Awami League office at the district headquarters' Sadar road at around 8pm on Tuesday.
Lokman, also the ruling party's town unit general secretary, was a two time Gold Medal winner as Best Mayor.
bdnews24.com/corr/al/jk/rn/tk/1159h
---------- Post added at 02:08 AM ---------- Previous post was at 02:06 AM ----------
Wednesday, November 2, 2011
BNP leader held over Narsingdi mayor killing
BCL-enforced hartal postponed for Lokman’s funeral
BNP leader held over Narsingdi mayor killing
Rab men stand beside the burning train after BCL men set fire to six bogies of the train during hartal Wednesday morning. Photo: STAR Star Online Report
Police detained Khairul Kabir Khokon, president of Narsingdi BNP unit, from the capital early Wednesday in connection with the killing of the district municipality mayor, Lokman Hossain.
Narsingdi police aided by a team of Detective Branch of police picked up Khokon from his Rampura residence in the city around 3:00am, local police officials confirmed.
He was later taken to Narsingdi under police custody, said Ashrafuzzaman, senior assistant superintendent (public relation) of Dhaka Metropolitan Police.
Lokman was shot by a miscreant at the Narsingdi town Awami League office on Sadar Road Tuesday night. He later died at Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH).
Protesting the killing, Bangladesh Chhatra League enforced a 72-hour hartal from 6:00am today.
But five hours after the hartal was enforced, local BCL postponed the strike till 6:00pm today in order to hold the funeral of Lokman, said Narsingdi BCL committee member SM Kaiyum.
The body of Lokman reached his Basail residence in Narsingdi town around 12:15pm. Party leaders and activists gathered at Lokman’s house to see the body.
Lokman will be buried at his family graveyard near Eidgah in the town after Asr prayers.
Meanwhile, BCL men set fire to six bogies of a Kishoreganj-bound intercity train ‘Egaro Sindhu Express’ in Chinishpur area of the town around 10:15am.
The bogies were ablaze at 11:15am when this report was filed as picketers barred firefighters from reaching the spot, reports our Narsingdi correspondent.
Several passengers of the train were wounded as they jumped off the burning train, Maran Chandra Das, Narshingdi railway station master, said.
Pickets threw brick chips on a vehicle of Rapid Action Battalion when a team of Rab-11 rushed to Chinishpur.
Earlier in the morning, the leaders and activists of Awami League and its associate bodies brought out separate processions in the town.
Vehicular movement on the Dhaka-Sylhet highway remained suspended for 14 hours till noon as the protesters put barricade in Narayanganj after hearing the attack on Lokman.
On the other hand, train communications on three routes – Dhaka-Kishorganj, Dhaka-Chittagong and Dhaka-Noakhali – remained snapped since 10:00pm Tuesday. The train service resumed around 5:00am Wednesday, which was disrupted again after the pickets set the train ablaze.
Contacted, Narsingdi Superintendent of Police Dr Akkasuddin Bhuiyan said additional contingents of police, detective branch of police and Rab have been posted at different strategic points of the district to fend off any untoward incidents.
MH Nuruzzaman, additional deputy inspector of Dhaka range, and Lt Col Mostafa Kamal, additional DIG of Rab-11, reached the district Tuesday night after hearing the news of Lokman’s death.

