UNO office vandalised as illegal demand unmet

A group of people allegedly belonging to the ruling party vandalised the office of Bogra Sadar upazila nirbahi officer (UNO) as she refused to meet the illegal demand for releasing the wheat sanctioned for solar panel and road construction work at Matidali in Bogra yesterday.

Abdul Mannan Bachchu, a member of 6-No ward of Rajapur union under Sadar upazila, got delivery order (DO) for eight tonnes of wheat for solar panel and road construction work and already drew two tonnes of the allocation, police and UNO office sources said.

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Mannan along with his men went to the office of Sadar UNO Shahana Akhtar Jahan yesterday and pressed the officer to pass the order for release of the rest six tonnes of wheat.

But as the stipulated work against the earlier sanctioned two tonnes of wheat was not done, the UNO refused to give clearance for delivery of the rest six tonnes.

At this Mannan locked in an altercation and then a group of people allegedly led by Shakharia union parishad Chairman Abu Shufian Shafique, also Sadar upazila Awami League unit president, entered the UNO office and damaged glass, tea-table and book-shelf there around 3:30pm.

Hearing the matter, Bogra Additional Deputy Commissioner (ADC-General) Khorshed Alam, Additional Superintendent of Police (ASP-A Circle) Nazir Ahamed Khan and Officer-in-Charge of Sadar Police Station Abul Bashar rushed to the spot and brought the situation under control.

Contacted, ASP Nazir Ahamed Khan said, "Some ruling party men led the vandalism at the UNO office centring the DO passing. After filing of case, action will be taken against the accused."

This correspondent tried several times to contact Abu Shufian Shafique over his cellphone but he did not receive the calls.