At least 19 people were injured in a clash between Awami League and BNP activists during the latter’s ongoing union-level march in Sirajganj’s Sadar upazila this morning.
Twelve motorbikes were vandalised and three were burnt during the clash.
Md Humayun Kabir, officer-in-charge of Sadar Police Station, said brickbats were thrown from a BNP procession when AL activists were holding a meeting to prepare for a peace rally – to be held in the afternoon – in Paikpara Bazar around 10 am.
At one stage, both groups locked into a clash while police charged batons to bring the situation under control, he said.
Six people were detained from the spot in this connection, the OC added.
A case will be filed in this connection.
Kalia Haripu union Chairman and local AL leader Md Abdus Sabur Mandal alleged that the BNP men swooped on them when they were holding a meeting to prepare for this afternoon’s programme.
“BNP men vandalised and torched the bikes when fleeing the spot,” he claimed.
On the other hand, BNP’s union unit Organising Secretary Md Monirul Islam Monir claimed that brickbats were thrown on their procession from the AL meeting.
“We only protested the incident but no vandalism was carried out,” he said.
Source: United News of Bangladesh