Committed to PEOPLE'S RIGHT TO KNOW
Vol. 5 Num 833 Fri. September 29, 2006  
   
Metropolitan


Protest Against Load-shedding
Residents of different areas of the city go berserk yesterday in protest against unbearable power outages, resulting in clashes with the police. (1) Agitating people go on rampage in Mirpur section-10. (2) Hundreds of vehicles got stranded on Dhaka-Chittagong highway as the people block the road demanding uninterrupted power supply. (3) Two schoolgirls run for cover during a clash between the people and the police in Mirpur section-10. (4) A policeman fires a tear gas canister at protesters in Mirpur. (5) Agitating people block a road at Shanir Akhara. (6) A policeman clubs a pedestrian in Mirpur. (7) A policeman injured during the clash at Mirpur. (8) An injured protester at Mirpur. (9) Protesters set fire to a pick-up van of the electricity office at Dholair Par. (10) Demonstrators vandalise an electricity office at Mirpur. Photo: Star
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