RANGPUR, Feb 17: Islami Chhatra Shibir, the student wing of Jamaat-e-Islami, called a 48-hour hartal in eight districts of Rajshahi division from Wednesday protesting the 'killing' of one of its leaders in police firing.
Dinajpur district unit Shibir president Motiur Rahman announced the shutdown programme from a rally. The hartal will begin at 6:00am on Wednesday and end at 6:00am Friday. Earlier on February 14, Motiur Rahman, Ranirbandar thana unit Shibir president, received bullet injuries as police opened fire during a clash between police and Jamaat.