[Bangla Daily Star] The district administration has imposed section 144 around Dinajpur Lokbhaban and Dinajpur Institute fearing a face-off between the district units of Jamaat-e-Islami and Muktijoddha Sangsad. It was clamped yesterday morning after Jamaat-e-Islami called a programme at Dinajpur Lokbhaban while Dinajpur Muktijoddha Sangsad at Dinajpur Institute, 50 metres from the Lokbhaban.
Tension mounted in Dinajpur Thursday afternoon as the organisations had called separate programmes on Chauliapatti Ideal High School ground yesterday morning. To prevent any untoward incidents, the district administration imposed section 144 in and around the school Thursday night for an indefinite period.
Later, the organisations called their programmes at different venues but section 144 was imposed there too.
Dinajpur unit Muktijoddha Sangsad brought out a procession Thursday night and yesterday morning demanding trial of war criminals.
The organisation also held rallies at different points of Dinajpur town.
Jamaat-e-Islami held its "ward representatives" conference of greater Rangpur and Dinajpur districts at 11:00am yesterday at its party office here in Paharpur village.
Secretary General Ali Ahsan Muhammad Mojaheed as the chief guest addressed the gathering of around 500 representatives from eight northern districts.
Sources said police had cordoned off the office building when the programme was taking place.
Besides, policemen were deployed at different points of the town.
Meanwhile, a group of miscreants on 15 to 20 motorcycles attacked Dinajpur Tayaba Majumder Blood Bank rest house at 12.00noon yesterday for allowing Ali Ahsan Muhammad Mojaheed to stay.
However, Mokaddes Hossain Bablu, convenor of Dinajpur Muktijoddha Sangsad, claimed to be unaware of the incident.