Rival BNP men in Barisal lock in fierce clash
8 injured, 6 vehicles damaged
BNP activists vandalise vehicles on the road in Barisal city during their attack on the intra-party opponents who had brought out a procession marking the third anniversary of party Chairperson Khaleda Zia's release from jail.Photo: STAR
At least eight people were injured and six vehicles damaged during a fierce clash between two rival groups of BNP in Barisal city yesterday. Police charged batons on the clashing groups and arrested 10 BNP men. The trouble began at around 11:30am when the district unit brought out a procession from court point in the city in observance of the third anniversary of BNP Chairperson's Khaleda Zia's release from jail. When the procession reached near Fazlul Huq Avenue-Kakoli crossing, the supporters of city BNP President advocate Mojibur Rahman Sarwar swooped on it, prompting the supporters of district BNP President Ahsan Habib Kamal and General Secretary Bilkis Jahan Shirin to retaliate. The feuding groups used sticks, hurled brick chips and chased each other during the clash, leaving at least eight activists from both sides injured. They also damaged six vehicles and three rickshaws. Police charged batons to disperse the rival BNP men and arrested 10 activists of both sides. The arrestees are Babul, Saidul, Aslam, Anwar Hossain, Harunur Rashid, Kabul, Faruk, Sardar Babul, Mizan and Razu Howladar. Bilkis Jahan Shirin, district BNP general secretary, said their political rivals attacked the procession to foil BNP programme. No case from any of the two sides was lodged with Kotwali Police Station as of 6:00pm yesterday. District Jubo Dal leader Ziauddin Shikdar said the clash was a sequel to the internal conflict of the local BNP.
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