BNP factions clash in Bogra, 6 hurt
At least six BNP activists were injured in a factional clash over forming ward committees at Mazira Bandar in Shajahanpur upazila Sunday noon.
Police said there was a long-standing conflict between Mazira union BNP President Azizur Rahman Bidyut and General Secretary Jahurul Islam over forming ward committees in the union.
On Sunday noon, Mazira union BNP leaders sat in a meeting at their party office to form the ward committees. At one stage, Azizur Rahman submitted a list of ward committees that angered Jahurul Islam.
Following an altercation between the two leaders over the issue, their supporters equipped with sticks attacked each other, leaving six people from both sides injured.
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