All Narail filling stations shut over killing of pump manager

All filling stations in Narail were shut as the filling station owners called an indefinite strike for Sunday, protesting the killing of a pump manager allegedly by a truck driver over his refusal to supply fuel to the latter.

Saiful Islam Hitru, joint convener of Narail Petrol Pump Owners Association, said they have decided to close all 10 pumps in the district on Sunday.

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, was 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.

The truck driver, 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 late Saturday night, the truck driver remained at the filling station.

At around 2:10 am, 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.

Source: UNB