Election 2008

24 injured as BNP rivals clash in Noakhali

29 November 2008, 18:00 PM

A Correspondent, Noakhali

At least 24 people including the officer-in-charge (OC) of Chatkhil Police Station were injured in a clash between rivals of two groups of BNP at Kacharibazar on Sonaimuri-Chatkhil-Ramganj road here yesterday afternoon. The clash occurred as local BNP men obstructed party nominee Barrister Mahbub Uddin Khokon while he was on the way to Chatkhil Upazila town from Sonaimuri on board a microbus. He got nomination to contest from Noakhali-1 (Chatkhil-Sonaimuri) constituency in the upcoming Jatiya Sangsad (JS) elections. However, supporters of both the groups chased and counter chased each other and locked in a bloody clash injuring 24 people. The injured included Chatkhil Police Station OC Ashraful Alam. Five vehicles including four microbuses and a truck were also set on fire by mob. Barrister Mahbub's microbus was also burnt.