With the killings of the six people three from Noakhali and one each from Magura, Pirojpur and Narayanganj -- the death toll rose to 24 since the eruption of clashes in the final hours of the four-party alliance government's regime.

Activists of 14-party blockaded roads and highways, uprooted rail lines and set fire to trains in some places as they continued their Dhaka siege programme. Local administrations imposed section 144 to ban political gatherings at different parts of the country to avert clashes but the demonstrators defied the ban.

Political activists vandalised and set fire to offices, houses, and business establishments of their rivals besides holding demonstrations.

NOAKHALI
Two leaders of BNP and one of AL were killed in vengeful attacks on Hatia Island yesterday.

Local ward unit AL President Abdul Mannan, 55, was murdered at Bandartila on Nijhum Island in the early hours of yesterday.

As the news spread, angered AL men caught and bludgeoned to death a local BNP activist, Henju Batainya, 45.

AL activists slaughtered Obaidul Haq, 47, joint-secretary of BNP's Char Ishwar union unit, in front of a brickfield at Char Kailash in Hatia municipality yesterday afternoon. Doctors declared him dead after he had been rushed to the hospital. Sources said AL men were angered as he had filed an attempt to murder case against some AL activists.

Meantime, BNP and AL men vandalised, looted and set fire to several shops at Oskhali, Tamruddi, Sonadia, Boyarchar, Nolerchar, Jahajmara, Nijhumdwip and Char Ishwar yesterday.

In Maijdi, 14-party activists vandalised a local UCBL Bank and some business houses owned by BNP members and supporters, prompting police to fire rubber bullets and tear gas canisters.

Twenty of 14-party men and some policemen were inured during the incident.

BOGRA
A BNP activist, Thandu, was killed as police opened fire on four-party alliance men when they stormed Kahalu police station in Bogra chasing AL men last night.

While an AL meeting was going on at Kahalu upazila bazaar at 9:30 last night, the four-party alliance men attempted to attack it, but failed due to police guard. A huge number of alliance men later encircled the police while others chased with the AL leaders and activists.

As the AL men took shelter inside the police station, about 3,000 BNP and Jamaat men laid a siege to the police station and stormed into it to attack the AL men.

Police opened fire on the alliance men, thinking that the police station was attacked. Kahalu thana unit BNP president Fariduzzaman Farid said their activist Thandu was killed in police firing and one Haider was injured.

Angry 14-party activists yesterday vandalised HAWA Bhaban, an office of BNP in Dhunat upazila from where BNP men used to control tender biddings for construction works.

They also set fire to Chandanbaisha BNP office and captured Kutubpur BNP office. Meantime, the local administration imposed section 144 in Kahalu banning political gatherings there following Saturday's clash and vandalism.

MAGURA
Zinarul Islam, general secretary of Choulia union committee of AL, died on his way to Dhaka for better treatment after being injured in Saturday's clash between BNP and 14-party coalition men at Dhaka Road Bus Stand in Magura town, bringing the number of death in the clash to two. The other victim was Jamaat-e-Islami's town committee associate member Arafat Hossain.

BARISAL
BNP worker Abul Kalam, 24, who was injured in Saturday's clash between BNP and 14-party coalition at Shorupkathi in Pirojpur died in Barisal Medical College Hospital yesterday.

Unknown people vandalised the offices of Workers Party and Chhatra Moitree while rivals vandalised houses of AL leaders and activists at different parts of the district.

The local administration imposed section 144 in Barisal city for an indefinite period from 4:00pm yesterday.

NARAYANGANJ
A cadre of Islami Chharta Shibir, Farhad, 20, who had been injured in an AL attack at Siddirganj on Saturday, died in Ibne Sinha Hospital in Dhaka yesterday, reports UNB.

Some shops and houses were plundered in violent incidents across the district when four-party alliance activists moved in processions.

NILPHAMARI
About 50 people were injured in sporadic clashes between Jammat and AL activists amid section 144 in Jaldhaka upazila yesterday, while two commercial banks were burnt during the rampage.

The clash in Jaldhaka began when AL activists pelted a Jamaat procession with stones yesterday morning, prompting them to burn Sainik League office. The AL men later burnt a local Islami Bank alleging that it has been fronting for Jamaat.

Jaamat men then set fire to houses of two AL leaders and a local Sonali Bank, while AL activists burnt several houses of Jamaat leaders.

Fire engulfed the whole area and went out of control, while the so-called activists also looted around 30 shops and business establishments.

SIRAJGANJ
Over 100 persons were injured, two of them critically, including police and journalists, in sporadic clashes among Awami League, BNP, Jamaat and police in Belkuchi, Ullapara and Sirajganj district town yesterday.

AL and BNP-led alliances got locked in daylong clashes, and later operatives of both the parties had small battles with police when the law enforcers tried to disperse them.

Seven shops, five vehicles, two houses and a large number of signboards, nameplates and business establishments owned by ruling BNP men, were also damaged and looted, said police.

GAZIPUR
Activists of 14-party coalition vandalised National University and Open University in Gazipur during their siege programme yesterday.

SAIDPUR
Around 70 people were injured in clashes between the activists of BNP and AL amid section 144 in Saidpur yesterday which led to looting and damaging of business establishments.

Defying section 144, both AL and BNP men burnt the offices of rival parties on Saturday night.

BRAHMANBARIA
Twenty-five activists of BNP and 14-party were injured during clashes on Saturday night and yesterday morning.

AL activists vandalised a BNP office at Bancharampur upazila headquarters, burnt a motorcycle and damaged several vehicles on Bishwa Road. BNP activists vandalised and ransacked a number of establishments in the district. Five platoons of BDR were deployed in the town.

DINAJPUR
At least 40 people were injured in a clash between the operatives of 14-party and four-party alliances. AL demonstrators torched offices of BNP and Jamaat, and an inter-district train.

The local administration imposed section 144 from yesterday at Birampur, Ghoraghat and Hili under Hakimpur upazila as the rival alliances had called public meetings at the same place and time.

KHAGRACHHARI
At least 37 activists of BNP and AL were injured, and many business centres, government offices, rickshaws and houses were ransacked and torched in attacks by the activists of the two archrivals in different parts of the hill district. The local administration imposed section 144 for an indefinite period to avert further violence.

MYMENSINGH
At least 30 people including two journalists were injured in sporadic clashes between the activists of 14-party and BNP in the town yesterday afternoon.

NETRAKONA
At least 20 activists of both AL and BNP were injured in a clash in Mohongonj municipality area in Netrakona defying section 144 in the area.

Defying the ban yesterday noon, both the parties brought out processions and clashed in front of a local Sonali Bank. Eight rounds of bullets were fired.

BNP activists attacked and ransacked 15 to 20 business establishments and houses of AL leaders in the area while AL activists damaged and looted some business establishments and houses of BNP leaders.

AL activists chopped off both hands of a BNP activist, Monjurul Haque, of Durgapur upazila yesterday.

KHULNA
Twelve people were injured in a fierce clash between the activists of 14-party coalition and Jamaat in Koira upazila yesterday. Police fired several rounds of bullets and teargas shells to disperse the mob.

PATUAKHALI
At least 15 Jubo Dal activists, youth wing of ruling BNP, were injured in a clash between AL and Jubo Dal at Dumki upazila town in Patuakhali yesterday. The Al activists also ransacked Jamaat's upazila unit office.

JESSORE
At least 10 persons including an upazila unit Amir of Jamaat were injured in attacks on BNP and Jamaat-e-Islami leaders and activists at Jhikargachha upazila town in Jessore yesterday.

On Saturday, an unruly mob led by AL damaged at least 100 shops in Jhikargachha town. They also damaged and burnt offices of BNP and Jamaat injuring at least 15 people. AL put up a barricade on Jessore--Khulna highway on Sunday.

THAKURGAON
At least 10 activists of AL were injured during clashes with BNP men in Ranishankail upazila. Angry 14-party men set fire to BNP and Jamaat offices there. Four were also injured during an AL-Jamaat clash in Haripur.

GAIBANDHA
Four Jamaat leaders and activists were injured in a clash between 14-party and Jamaat in Sadullapur upazila yesterday.

Activists of 14-party later vandalised and set fire to a Jamaat office in Sadullapur and burnt a motorcycle there.

CHAPAINAWABGANJ
A clash between AL and Jamaat at Chatra Bazar in Shibganj upazila left eight persons injured on Sunday evening. The injured were admitted to local clinics.

MUNSHIGANJ
Activists of AL and BNP fought with each other in Tongibari upazila headquarters yesterday noon leaving 22 persons injured.