Feni, April 28 -- A local leader of Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD), the student wing of BNP, has been accused of extorting money from makeshift shoppers near the main gate of Feni Government College and threatening to kill a journalist who reported on the matter.

The accused Zillur Rahman is joint convenor of the college unit of JCD and an assistant secretary of the district unit.

Sources said around 10 temporary stalls selling snacks and beverages such as fuchka, ice cream, and other items are set up daily in the afternoon in front of the college gate.

After August 5, Zillur allegedly started collecting Tk 50 per day from each vendor.

The shoppers, though frustrated at this needless badgering, remain silent for fear of harassment or ...