Hartal underway in Sundarganj protesting MP Liton murder

A dawn-to-dusk hartal is underway in Sundarganj upazila of Gaibandha protesting the murder of ruling Awami League lawmaker Manzurul Islam Liton.

During the hartal, the agitated people blocked the rail line at Bamondanga rail station around 7:30am which halted train movements on the route.

Sundarganj Municipality Mayor Md Abdullah Al Mamun called the hartal at the town for Sunday. The hartal started at 6:00am and will be continued till 6:00pm.

All the shops at the municipality area have remained shut due to the hartal but any unpleasant incident was not reported, said Atiur Rahman, Officer-in-Charge of Sundarganj Police Station.

Additional members of police have been deployed in the area to avert any untoward incident, said the OC.

Meanwhile, police picked-up 10 people to interrogate them in connection with the murder of MP Liton.

The lawmaker from Gaibandha-1 constituency was shot dead by unidentified assailants at his home in Bamondanga area of Sundarganj on Saturday.