25 hurt in AL-BNP clash

15 December 2009, 17:00 PM

Our Correspondent, Magura

At least 25 people were injured and eight houses destroyed during a clash between the supporters of Awami League (AL) and BNP at village Daribila in Sreepur upazila in the early hours of Sunday. Police and locals said, there was a long-standing rivalry between joint secretary of Sreekol union AL in Sreepur upazila Golam Rasul Master and BNP's organising secretary Nazir Hossain of the locality. On Saturday evening, supporters of Golam Rasul Master and Nazir Hossain locked in an altercation over a trifling matter which turned into a violent clash at around 3:00am on Sunday leaving at least 25 people injured. Both the groups used lethal weapons during the clash that continued for about four hours, locals said. At one stage, supporters of each side swooped on the houses of their rivals. Eight houses were destroyed in the attacks and counterattacks.