BNP factions clash
At least 20 leaders and workers of two BNP factions were injured as they clashed for about one hour in the town Sunday morning. Seriously injured Latif, 35, and Nazirul Islam, 30, were admitted into Bagerhat Sadar Hospital. Police charged baton to disperse the clashing groups. Bagerhat Sadar police station sub-inspector Harun-or-Rashid said, the clash started when two factions of BNP led by district BNP president MA Salam and joint general secretary Khadem Niamul Nasir went to Puraton Bazar crossing to hold rallies as part of the party's central programme demanding release of the jailed central leaders. During the hour-long clash both groups threw brickbats at each other and used sticks. A grocery shop and a tea stall in Puraton Bazar area were also ransacked.
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