Zoom-Bangla Desk: Noakhali's Chatkhil Upazila Awami League Vice President Belayet Hossain has been accused of occupying the personal office and market. Against a local BNP leader named Khokon (50).
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Md. General Secretary of Khokon Chatkhil Municipality Ward No. 3 BNP. Apart from this, he is the son of deceased Syedur Rahman of Sohragazi Hajibari of that ward. After the fall of the Awami government on August 5, many members of the local Awami League went into hiding.
Chatkhil Upazila Awami League Vice President Belayet Hossain also left the area. On this occasion, Ward BNP leader. Khokon and his men occupied first the office on the second floor and then the entire market.
Lokman Hossain, the owner of Rajdhani Hotel, the tenant of that market, said, 'A year ago, I paid two lakh taka advance to Awami League leader Belayte Hossain for five thousand taka per month. Recently, after the fall of Awami League in the movement, BNP leader Khokon came and locked the market and occupied it.
Now he is not allowing us to enter the market.' Chatkhil Upazila Awami League vice-president Belayet Hossain said, 'We bought land from a person named Atiq Ullah and built a market here and rented it. I have been paying the rent of that place to the government every year. Now the BNP leader Khokon has taken over the market with his terrorist forces due to the situation.
I want justice for this.' If asked, the accused BNP leader. Admitting the occupation of Khokon Market, he claimed, 'This place is our property. Once Awami League leader Belayet Hossain rented the market and later occupied it. Now I understand our market.' When asked whether there is a rental agreement, he said that there is no.
Advocate Abu Hanif, president of Chatkhil Upazila BNP, said, "The party high command has strictly prohibited any kind of injustice by spreading party influence. If any such allegations against any of our team are found to be true, organizational action will be taken against him.'
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Chatkhil Police Station Officer-in-Charge Feroz Uddin Chowdhury said that no one has complained to the Police Station about market encroachment. If complaints are received, legal action will be taken after investigation.