10 hurt as BNP, Jamaat clash in Kushtia

The clash ensued from beating of the son of a Jamaat leader for allegedly lifting a mobile phone set of a JCD activist.

According to police, Humayan Kabir Babar, JCD general secretary at the Islamic University, lost his mobile set several days ago. He filed a GD with Sailkupa police.

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Yesterday, the mobile set was found with Abu Sadat, son of Abdus Sattar, Amir (chief) of Sailkupa upazila Jamaat. Babar beat Sadat. Sadat returned the mobile set, but without the SIM card. This angered Babar.

He along with others caught Sadat and handed him over to police.

This provoked Jamaat activists. They chased JCD men in Babupara area in the town, resulting in the clash.