Dhaka, Oct. 12 -- Two youths were shot in the Padma River canal shooting incident in Ishwardi during a lease dispute.
The families and relatives of the gunshot victims, Sajib (25) and Nizam (26), cried inconsolably while standing in a human chain organised in protest against the incident.
The human chain programme was held at around 11 a.m. on Thursday in the upazila's Saraghat Canalpara area under the banner of the riverside residents and businessmen.
The locals strongly condemned and protested in the human chain, citing the administration's negligence and failure in the ambush incident.
Not only that, but even though the lease and collection of rent for the river channel in the Saraghat area of the Padma are legal, it is alleged that ...