Religious group places 6-point demand

A tense situation is prevailing in Bhola town after a religious group today sought permission for holding a rally protesting yesterday’s clash but was denied as the local administration imposed a ban on rallies and meetings in the district.

Failing to get permission for the rally, Shorbodoliyo Muslim Oikkya Parishad placed a six-point demand at a press conference at Bhola Press Club around 11:30am.

Contacted, Deputy Commissioner Mohammed Masud Alam Siddique earlier said the ban was imposed on any meetings and rallies in the entire district of Bhola for an indefinite period to avert further tension.

At least four people were killed and more than a hundred others were injured yesterday as religious zealots clashed with police in Bhola’s Borhanuddin upazila over a hate conversation spread through Facebook’s messenger app.

A large number of law enforcers—Border Guard Bangladesh, Police and Rapid Action Battalion members—have been deployed in the area to keep the situation under control.