Rallies held peacefully
Tension brewed over announcement of holding of both the rallies at the same venue of Dock Sramik Booking Office premises at 3:00pm.
The feared violence could be averted as Noman addressed the rally of Bandar Jatiyatabadi Sramik Dal at a shifted venue of Bandar CBA Office premises in the morning and persuaded the Sramik Dal from holding its prescheduled rally at Booking Office ground.
For all latest news, follow The Daily Star's Google News channel. On the other hand, Mohiuddin addressed the Okya Parishad rally at a shifted venue of Bandar-Customs intersection in the afternoon.
Chittagong port is a national property and the economic lifeline of the country, so its operation cannot be hampered or paralysed by any individual, said Noman.
On the other hand, Mohiuddin said if privatisation move was not stopped as per the commitment of shipping minister then he would take to the streets with tougher programme.