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Hartal observed in Natore to protest ex-MP's killing

ANWAR ALI, Natore
The dawn-to-dusk hartal called by the Awami League (AL) in protest against the killing of a former lawmaker was observed peacefully in Natore yesterday, barring some sporadic incidents.
The AL and Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) swapped blames for the killing of Mamtaz Uddin, a central committee member and district unit vice-president of AL. Police said they were sifting through evidences for the motive of the killing.
The AL leaders and activists wore black badges and blocked roads in Natore town and Lalpur upazila.
Some pickets beat up journalists
Imam Hasan Mukti of the Prothom Alo and Abul Kalam Azad of the Dinkal when they were going to Natore from Lalpur by motorcycle.
Police scuffled with pickets on Harispur Bypass when a crowd led by AL leaders Ahad Ali Sarkar and Chitta Ghosh waylaid some 20 trucks laden with perishable goods.
The AL held a protest meeting at the Old Bus Stand in the town where the speakers held the BNP hoodlums responsible for the savage murder.
District AL General Secretary Hanif Ali Sheikh and local leaders Ahad Ali Sarkar and Sirajul Islam addressed the meeting with the unit President Sajdar Rahman in the chair.
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Mamtaz was stabbed to death by masked assailants at Darapara in Lalpur upazila on Friday night.
Sayed Nazrul Islam, superintendent of Natore police, said his force was examining the evidence to find out the clues to the crime.
They are examining leads whether the killing stemmed from inter-party rivalry or intra-party conflict, he said.
Police yesterday sought a seven-day remand of BNP activist Arif Hossain at a magistrate's court for interrogating him and the court will hear the plea today.
Police claimed that primary investigation showed his involvement in the crime.
Abul Kalam Azad, brother of the victim and the district AL organising secretary, filed a case accusing 12 people. .
He alleged a top local BNP leader hired the goons to kill his rival.
Local lawmaker and State Minister for Youth and Sports Fazlur Rahman Patal denied the allegations.
"I am rather shocked and upset at the death of the freedom fighter (Mamtaz) and asked everyone concerned to identify and arrest the killers," he said.
Deputy Minister for Land Ruhul Kuddus Talukdar claimed that the killing was a result of intra-party conflict.
But Hanif dismissed the charge. "Yes we have grouping in the party, but that cannot lead to killing," he said.