BCL infighting over committee formation leaves 10 hurt

At least 10 people were injured in a clash between two factions of Bangladesh Chhatra League over formation of Kashinathpur union unit committee of BCL in Santhia upazila of the district yesterday.

Police arrested a local BCL leader with a pistol, one bullet and a magazine in this connection.

The arrestee is Ashrafuzzaman Sumon, 28, convener of the upazila unit of BCL, and son of Khalequzzaman Montu of Konabari village in the upazila.

Police and locals said the clash took place when Sumon along with his men went to Kashinathpur union where the rival group, led by Asif and Biltu, organised a meeting over formation of the committee.

At one stage, both groups equipped with firearms attacked each other, leaving at least 10 people from both sides injured.

On information, the law enforcers rushed to the spot and brought the situation under control, said Md Nasir Uddin, officer-in charge of Santhia Police Station.

They also arrested Sumon with the firearm and bullet from the spot, said the OC.

Meanwhile, the local administration in Bera upazila yesterday imposed Section 144 as two rival groups of Awami League called separate programmes at same venue at the same time in the upazila.

Police and locals said advocate Aminul Islam Patol, law affairs secretary of the upazila unit of AL, called anti-drug meeting at Paina Government Primary School while Lutfar Rahman, ward unit president of AL, called counter programme at the same venue around 4:00pm. 

To avoid any untoward incident, the upazila administration imposed Section 144 at the venue from 10:00am to midnight, said OC Md Moshiur Rahman, officer-in-charge of Bera Police Station.