Bomb blasts near Satkhira EC office

Miscreants blasted a crude bomb near the local election office in Satkhira Sadar upazila and four more in the town last night hours before beginning of the opposition-sponsored 48-hour nationwide shutdown.

None was injured in the incidents, reports our correspondent in Satkhira.
A rice-laden truck was also torched at Bhomra land port.

Meanwhile, activists of Jatiyatabadi Jubo Dal, the youth front of the BNP, blocked Dhaka-Sylhet highway for half an hour by felling logs and burning tyres in Araihazar upazila of Narayanganj in the morning.

The BNP-led 18-party opposition alliance yesterday called the two-day hartal from 6:00am today, demanding cancellation of tomorrow's "farcical" election and protesting "confinement" of party chief Khaleda Zia.

The alliance called the shutdown at a time when their non-stop nationwide blockade of rail, roads and waterways has been going on, protesting against the holding of the polls.

SATKHIRA

Miscreants blasted a crude bomb at the backside of the local EC office in Sadar upazila around 9:30pm yesterday, said Enamul Haque, officer-in-charge of Sadar Police Station.

Meanwhile, four more handmade bombs were blasted at Narkeltala Milbazar, Bakal Setu, and Kadamtola in the town at the same time.

Besides, miscreants set fire to a rice-laden truck at Bhomra land port.

On information, joint forces and firefighters rushed to spot doused the fire.

Police detained one person in this connection.

NARAYANGANJ

Jubo Dal activists blocked Dhaka-Sylhet highway for half an hour since 7:30am by felling logs and burning tyres in Araihazar upazila.

Police rushed to the spot and dispersed the blockaders from the spot, said Nazrul Islam Azad, secretary of international affairs of the party's upazila unit.

The opposition men also burnt tyre on old Dhaka-Naryanganj highway around 7:00am.

Lawmen later drove them away clearing the road.