They also demanded the immediate arrest and punishment of Mirza.
However, ruling party men had to conclude the press conference half way through due to police intervention amid the ongoing lockdown.
Earlier on Friday around 10:15pm, a gang of miscreants hurled five bombs at the village home of Obaidul Quader in Campaniganj. Of these, two exploded.
Police arrested a man for interrogation in this connection.
Mirza and his rival Mizanur Rahman Badal, the organising secretary of upazila AL, blamed each other for the bomb attack.
Hours before the attack, Mirza on Friday afternoon on a Facebook live post announced that he and the people of Campaniganj would not let Obaidul Quader come to the upazila because the latter did not initiate any development work in his own electoral constituency despite being a minister.
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Violence in Noakhali: Badal sued in another case
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Quader Mirza sued over violence, death
File photo of Abdul Quader Mirza Our Correspondent, Noakhali Our Correspondent, Noakhali
Abdul Quader Mirza, mayor of Noakhali s Basurhat municipality and younger brother of Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader, was sued yesterday over the death of an auto-rickshaw driver in an incident of violence in Companiganj upazila.
The victim s younger brother filed the case with Noakhali Cognisance Court-4 around 1:00pm, accusing 164 named and another 50-60 unnamed people.
Mirza was made the prime accused in the murder case. He was accused of instructing his followers to engage in violence that led to the death of auto-rickshaw driver Alauddin, 22. The mayor s son Mirza Masrur Quader and younger brother Shahdat Hossain were also made accused, said Shawkat Hossain,police inspector at the court.
‘Snippets Behind Bars and Other Related Stories’ on display
Photography exhibition underway at DrikPath Bhobon
Photos: Sheikh Mehedi Morshed Rasheek Tabassum Mondira Rasheek Tabassum Mondira
Organised by Drik, a ten-day photography exhibition, titled Snippets Behind Bars and Other Related Stories , is currently underway at the DrikPath Bhobon, Panthapath. The opening ceremony of the exhibition was held on March 10. Photojournalists Shafiqul Islam Kajal and Al Mamun Jibon, along with other participants, were present at the ceremony.
Journalists are storytellers, representing people from all walks of life. This exhibition provides a glimpse into the daily lives of journalists. Several journalists have been detained and imprisoned over the years. During the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, journalists have been working on the front lines, delivering news day and night, risking their lives. Several of them lost their jobs as well. The s