10 injured in AL factional clash

At least 10 Awami League activists were injured yesterday in a clash between two of its factions in Chattogram's Mirsarai upazila.

The clash broke out between supporters of MP Mosharraf Hossain and former upazila parishad chairman Gias Uddin around 4:00pm at a community centre, said locals and police.

Gias Uddin told reporters that the MP's supporters, headed by Mirsarai Upazila Chhatra League President Masud Karim, ambushed his supporters during a meeting organised to plan an upcoming rally.

Contacted, Masud Karim denied the attack and instead blamed Gias Uddin for the attack on his activists.
"On information, we sent a police team to the spot to bring the situation under control," said Kabir Hossain, officer-in-charge of Mirsarai Police Station.

"No one filed any complaint yet. Additional police have been deployed in the area to keep the situation under control," the OC added.