13 hurt as AL, Jamaat men lock in clash
At least 13 people were injured in a clash between the local activists of Awami League and Jamaat-e-Islami in Burimari land port area of Patgram upazila yesterday.
At least 15 shops were vandalised and three motorbikes damaged during the clash.
Police arrested Mominur Rahman, 40, son of late Mokbul Hossain of Burimari village and Jamaat activist after the clash.
Police said the clash took place when AL men resisted the activists of Jamaat-Shibir who brought out a procession in the area, demanding immediate release of their leaders on war crime trial.
Additional police have been deployed in the area to avert further trouble, said Sohrab Hossain, officer in-charge at Patgram police station.
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