Jubo League man dies in Hatiya clash

Ashrafuddin, a member of Jubo League, died at Dhaka Medical College Hospital yesterday from bullet wounds to the chest sustained during a clash between two groups of Awami League (AL) in Noakhali's Hatiya on March 30.

Ashrafuddin was also a physical training teacher of Hatiya Degree College and the younger brother of AL's Hatiya unit General Secretary and Charking union parishad Chairman Mohiuddin Ahmed.

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His burial will be at a family graveyard following a namaz-e-janaza in Hatiya today, said family sources.

At least 10 people were injured in the clash between the two AL groups at Afazia Bazar in Char Ishwar union, said Hatiya Police Station Officer in Charge Abdul Majid.

Ashrafuddin was flown to Dhaka on a helicopter the following day. Another person who was hit by bullets has recovered.