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Hartal called in Rajshahi

One killed, 50 hurt on the eve of PM’s tour

From Our Correspondent
RAJSHAHI. Feb 9: One person was killed in police firing and over 50 injured, some with bullet, in a series of clashes between police and anti-election Opposition activists in the city today, on the eve of the Prime Minister’s scheduled election tour here.
Awami League. Jatiya Party and Jamaat-e-lslami brought out separate lathi processions today to protest the PM’s risit and to drum up support for their earlier-called hartal in the city tomorrow.
The. anti-election, activists
also set ablaze the BNP election campaign office at Upashahar in the city in the early hours of today. Police > arrested 24 people in this connection. .
Prime Minister and BNP chief Begum Khaleda Zia. contesting film Rajshahl-2 constituency, is scheduled to address a public meeting at the Madrasha Maidan in the city at 2 pm tomorrow.
Meanwhile, a JCD leader and student of Rajshahi University Nahidul Islam Titu. bullet hit in a JCD-BCL clash
Thursday, diea at the Rajshahi Medical College Hospital at about 5 am today.
Today's clashes ensued when police intercepted an Opposition lathi procession at Shaheb Bazar at about 5 pm.
Police fired bullets, rubber bullets and fired tear gas shells to disperse the processionists who also threw handmade bombs at police. The clashes spread to Go-nakpara, Malopara, Battar More and Kumarpara, Old Bus Stand areas. At
about 5-30 pm. police and BDR controlled the sit uatlon.
Mintu.- 26. a worker of a decorator shop at Gonakpara was hit with a bullet at about 5-15 pm and died on the
spot. Ten persons were admitted to Rajshahi Medical College Hospital with bullet and bomb Injuries. Police arrested more than 20 people during the clashes. Namaz-e-JanaJa of Nahidul Haq Tltu was held at 3-15 pm today in front of the Jame Mosque at Sonadighi crossing near BNP office. The JanaJa was attended by Barrister. Aminul Haq. State Minister for Establishment. Mixanur Rahman Minu, Mayor of Rajshahi City Corporation. Advocate Shanldul Haq Khan, father of Tltu and other local BNP leaders. The body of Tltu was sent to his father's residence in North Shajahanpur in Dhaka city along with his parents.
Namaz-ejanaja of RafiquI Islam who was killed In a bomb blast yesterday was also held simultaneously and he was buried in the Tlkapara graveyard.
Huge contingents of police and BDR has been deployed in the city for security during the Prime Minister's visit. They cordoned the meeting place of Begum Khaleda Zia at the Madrasha Maidan since this evening. Tension is prevailing In the city. Sounds of sporadic bomb blasts were heard in different parts of the city.
•' BNP sources said that Begum Khaleda Zia would come to Rajshahi by Biman tomorrow noon. She will offer Fateha at the mazar of Hazrat Shah Makhdum (R) and then address the public meeting at 2 pm.