All filling stations closed over killing of filling station manager in Narail
All ten filling stations in the district remained closed as owners called an indefinite strike, alleging the manager was chased and fatally hit by a truck driver after refusing to supply fuel.
All filling station in Narail district were shut as the filling station owners called an indefinite strike for today (29 March) protesting the alleged killing of a pump manager over his refusal to supply fuel to a truck driver.
Saiful Islam Hitru, joint convener of Narail Petrol Pump Owners Association, said they have decided to close all ten pumps in the district for today.
Earlier in the day, Nahid Sardar, 33, manager of M/s Tanvir Filling and Gas Station in Tularampur union under Sadar upazila, was killed and another worker of the filling station, Jihad Molla 27, injured when a truck hit a motorcycle carrying them near Tularampur rail bridge area while returning to their respective home around 2:00 am following an altercation over fuel selling.
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The truck driver identified as Sujat Molla of Peroli village arrived at the filling station on the Jashore–Narail highway to refuel and an altercation ensued between Sujat and Nahid as he refused to supply diesel due to its unavailability.
The injured Jihad was taken to Dhaka Medical College Hospital for treatment.
CCTV footage shows that despite an altercation last night (28 March), the truck driver remained at the filling station.
At around 2:10am, Nahid left the pump on a motorcycle with his colleague Jihad after finishing work. The truck was then seen chasing them at high speed immediately after they exited the station.
Officer-in-Charge of Tularampur Highway Police Station Sekendar Ali said the body was sent to Narail Sadar Hospital morgue for autopsy.
Efforts are underway to arrest the accused driver and seize the truck involved in it, said OC.
