Clash during Shibir-enforced hartal in Khansama, 4 hurt
Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) activists clashed with Jamaat-Shibir men during a daylong hartal in Khansama upazila of the district yesterday, leaving at least four people from both sides injured.
Jamaat's student wing Islami Chhatra Shibir enforced the hartal yesterday protesting the death of its activist Md Mojahid Hossain Biplob during a clash between police and Jamaat-Shibir men at Ranirbandar village under Chirirbandar upazila on Monday.
Yesterday's clash ensued at around 10:30am when BCL activists swooped on pro-hartal supporters at Pakerhaat, said Md Jahangir Alam, officer-in-charge of Khansama Police Station. Police dispersed the BCL and Jamaat-Shibir men and took control of the area within 10 minutes, the OC added.
Two of the injured--Md Akkal Ali, 58, and Md Iqbal Hossain, 50--belong to Jamaat. They were taken to Pakerhaat health complex and then shifted to Dinajpur Medical College Hospital.
Jamaat-Shibir leaders and activists brought out several processions in the town and different upazila headquarters in the morning. Picketers put up barricades on roads at different points of the district headquarters.
Additional police along with BGB and Rab members were deployed in the town during hartal hours. Barring Khansama incident, the Shibir-enforced hartal was by and large peaceful in other parts of the district, said Police Superintendent Moinul Islam.
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