20 BNP activists hurt in factional clash in Sylhet
Friday, 7 May 2010
SYLHET, May 6 (UNB): At least 20 party activists including a councillor were injured in a clash between two factions of city BNP here Thursday evening.
The party activists also broke the camera of two local photographers of the two daily newspapers.
Witnesses and local sources said a faction of BNP led by the city convener organised a protest rally to realise their 11-point demand, including attack on Khaleda Zia's motorcade, around 3:00pm in the court point area.
When the rally was passing Zindabazar, another faction of the city BNP, led by Elias Ali, chased the opposite faction.
At one stage, both the groups were locked into a chase and counter-chase, and attacked each other equipped with sticks and threw brickbats, leaving ten of both factions including a city councillor injured.
Later, police baton-charged the activists and brought the situation under control. The police also arrested 22 BNP activists from the scene.
Kotoali Model thana OC confirmed this version of events, and said they are going to file a case in this connection.
The party activists also broke the camera of two local photographers of the two daily newspapers.
Witnesses and local sources said a faction of BNP led by the city convener organised a protest rally to realise their 11-point demand, including attack on Khaleda Zia's motorcade, around 3:00pm in the court point area.
When the rally was passing Zindabazar, another faction of the city BNP, led by Elias Ali, chased the opposite faction.
At one stage, both the groups were locked into a chase and counter-chase, and attacked each other equipped with sticks and threw brickbats, leaving ten of both factions including a city councillor injured.
Later, police baton-charged the activists and brought the situation under control. The police also arrested 22 BNP activists from the scene.
Kotoali Model thana OC confirmed this version of events, and said they are going to file a case in this connection.