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Vol. 5 Num 160 Mon. November 01, 2004  
   
National


Human chain formed in Barisal


A big human chain was formed in Barisal city on Saturday protesting the death of Jubo Dal leader and Barisal City Corporation (BCC) commissioner Mahbub Alam Mehdi after a raid in his house by Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) .

Thousands of people including women and children participated in the two-kilometre long human chain organised by the victim's family. Demonstrators carried banners and placards and demanded punishment to the killers after a judicial probe into the tragic incident.

At Barisal Zila School crossing, police prevented demonstrators from proceeding towards the city centre.