Narsinghdi, Nov 2 – The supporters of slain Narsinghdi mayor Lokman Hossain have set fire to a Dhaka-Kishoreganj passenger train while a general strike has been in force to protest against the murder.
Narsigndi railway station master Moron Chandra Das told bdnews24.com that the angry protesters set six coaches of Egaroshindur Express on fire in the district on Wednesday.
He said the incident occurred around 10am on Wednesday when it reached Narsinghdi.
"We are working to douse the flames," the master said.
Meanwhile, Bangladesh Chhatra League, the student wing of ruling Awami League, enforced a 72-hour general strike in Narsinghdi to protest against the murder.
The organisers, however, said the first day's protest would not be that tight as the family and party colleagues were waiting for the body of Hossain for burial.
"It will be an eased protest until 5pm Wednesday to facilitate the burial," said S M Qayum said, a former central committee member of the student wing.
Doctors of Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) declared the 43-year old Hossain dead nearly three hours after he was shot by a masked gunman in front of the Awami League office at the district headquarters' Sadar road at around 8pm on Tuesday.
From:bdnews24.com
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