The traders in Sylhet city yesterday held a rally in front of Nehar Market at Zindabazar to protest the police failure to arrest the robber who looted the jewellery shops of the market on September 4.
Members of all the market committees joined the rally presided by the Sylhet Zila Baybosayee Oikya O Kalyan Parishad Sheikh Mokon Mia.
As the prime minister will visit Sylhet on September 17, the sit-in of Sunday has been suspended. Fresh agitation programes including hartal would be announced from a rally on September 18, the leaders told the rally.
They also announced a 3-hour sit-in in the city’s court point area today from 11:00am. Earlier, the businesses hoisted black flags on September 7 and enforced a daylong strike in the city on September 8. They also blocked Zindabazar-Barutkhana road on September 5 and held a protest rally on September 7.
At least 24 incidents of robbery took place in the district in the last three months, indicating a serious slide in the law and order, reports UNB.
During the period, robbers killed two people and looted valuables, including 300 tolas of gold ornaments, worth over Tk 2.25 crore.
Many were also injured as they tried to resist robbers.
On June 2, a gang looted valuables, including gold ornaments and British pounds, worth over Tk 15 lakh, from the house of Maulana Zamir Hossain at Nidanpur village in Lama municipality area under Beanibazar upazila.
On June 11, robbers killed Haji Lal Mia, 60, at Bhanudev village in Debpara union under Nabiganj upazila.
On June 14, robbers looted 85 tolas of gold jewellery and cash worth Tk 50 lakh from the house of Haji Tota Mia at Khasaripara village in Bianibazar municipality by breaking open the collapsible gate.
On the same day, 10/15 robbers attacked the house of UP member Shakil Ahmad at Shampasy village in Kamalpur union of Moulvibazar Sadar and looted 25 tolas of gold and others valuables worth Tk 15 lakh.
On June 28, a gang numbering 10-12 entered the house of Khelafat Majlis’s district organising secretary Maulana Abdul Quayum Zakir in Bahubal Sadar and looted 42 tolas of jewellry and valuables worth Tk 30 lakh.
On July 1, three armed robbers were caught when they went to commit robbery in the city’s Madhuban Market allegedly with the help of market supervisor and a guard.
On July 5, a gang of robbers attacked Majibur Rahman’s house at Tetli in Dakkhin Surma and looted 13 tolas of gold and other items worth Tk 11 lakh.
On July 3, robberies took place at three houses in Rajnagar upazila. The robbers took away 46 tolas of gold, 11 tolas of silver and over Tk on lakh from the houses of Lebas Mia, Abas Mia and Nazrul Mia of Defulura village.
On July 10, a gang of 15-16 robbers broke open the collapsible gate of Minhaj Rashid Moktar’s house at Khadimpara and looted 45 tolas of gold ornaments, cash Tk two lakh and others worth Tk 30 lakh.
On August 1, a robbery was committed at Baghbari in Sylhet city in broad daylight. The hoodlums broke open the lock of the house of Simanto Roy Pappu on the Orphanage-School Road and looted 11 tolas of gold ornaments, cash and other times worth about Tk 20 lakh.
On September 4, a robbery took place at Nehar Market in Zindabajar area where robbers exploded bombs and opened fire and looted three jewellery shops.
The robbers looted gold worth several crores of taka. Guard Badsha Mia was killed in the firing by robbers.
Police arrested five people on suspicion but till yesterday failed to make any headway in the incident.
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