48-hr blockade: Truck torched in Khagrachhari

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UNB, Khagrachhari :

Unidentified miscreants set a truck on fire at Alutila in Khagrachhari district town on Sunday morning amid the countrywide 48-hour blockade enforced by BNP, Jamaat and likeminded opposition parties.

Witnesses said the pickets blocked Matiranga Bazar road by burning tyres and placing logs on Jaliapara-Ramgarh road in the morning.

They also hurled brick chips targeting some vehicles at Zero Mile area in the city during the blockade.

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No long route buses left the district while the movement of other vehicles was seen normal in the district town.

Alongside Rab and police, BGB and Ansar members were seen patrolling the district town to maintain law and order situation.

Picketing, arson attack and violence have been reported across the capital since this morning amid the 48-hour road, rail and waterways blockade.

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