BCL activists go unruly at court

A staff of Meherpur Chief Judicial Magistrate's Court sued eight Chhatra League men for their unruly behaviour in the court yesterday.
The incident occurred when Chief Judicial Magistrate Abul Kashem was hearing a case, said police.
Protesting the case, local BCL men barricaded the entrance to Meherpur town at the four-way intersection around 2:30pm, obstructing traffic on the road for about two and a half hours.
A group of Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) men, led by its district unit general secretary Bariqul Islam Lizon, went to the court around 1:30pm to see the case proceedings.
At one stage, two BCL men asked court staff Imrul Islam to provide them with drinking water. But Imrul refused to oblige as the hearing was underway.
Incensed at this, the activists of the pro-Awami League student body threatened to beat him up and asked the staff to come out of the courtroom to face the consequence of not following their orders.
Imrul then brought the matter to the notice of the magistrate. The magistrate asked the BCL men to appear before him.
Enraged, the unruly BCL men hurled abuse at the magistrate and left the court. The magistrate then called in Meherpur sadar police to avoid a possible law and order situation.
Imrul filed the case with the court against the eight BCL men, including Lizon, under the speedy trial act.
ROAD BLOCKED
After blocking the entrance to Meherpur town around 2:30pm, the BCL men set fire to two auto-rickshaws, creating panic among commuters.
The barricade was withdrawn around 5:00pm after district Awami League president Miajan Ali had assured the BCL activists of settling the matter.