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8 hurt as JCD rivals clash
At least eight leaders and activists of Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD) were injured in a factional clash at a college in Joypurhat yesterday. Five of the injured are 2nd year HSC students of Mozibar Rahman College of Akkelpur upazila, where the incident took place at noon. The injured are Ziauddin Rahman Sekandar, 20, general secretary of Joypurhat district JCD, Surgeon Rahman, 20, Mamunur Rahim, 21, Sabuj Rahman, 20, Shagar, 20, Abdul Mazid, 18, Kanan, 18, and Shiplu Mia, 22. Sources said the JCD college unit yesterday called a meeting on the college campus at noon but the activist locked in an altercation over placing the banner of the meeting venue. At one stage they scuffled and soon it turned into a clash leaving eight of the rival groups injured. During the clash the activists chased each other with sticks and threw brickbats.
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