Sylhet BCL man killed in infighting, one held

SYLHET, Apr 16 (UNB): An activist of the banned Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) was stabbed to death during a factional clash in Sylhet city on Tuesday night.

The deceased is Tushar Ahmed Chowdhury (21), son of Advocate Sajed Ahmed Chowdhury of Bashundhara residential area of Roynagar in the city.

He was the follower of the city unit of Awami League joint general secretary Bidhan Kumar Saha.

Locals said two groups of the banned BCL locked into an altercation over an internal issue in the Daldali Tea Garden area of Shahi Eidgaon in the city around 10:00 pm.

At one stage, rivals stabbed him with sharp weapons, leaving the youth critically injured, they said.