30 hurt in BNP factional clash in Rangpur
At least 30 people, including a policeman, were injured when two factions of Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) clashed at Shalban in Rangpur city yesterday.
The clash ensued when supporters of Momtaj Sherin Bharosa, vice-president of BNP Rangpur district unit, attacked an iftar party arranged in a community centre by the supporters of Emdadul Haque Bharosa, who is Momtaj's stepson, and Md Mozaffar Hossain, president of BNP Rangpur city unit, said police and witnesses.
Emdadul claimed that Momtaj's supporters carried out the attack as he was selected president of the newly formed Rangpur district unit over her stepmother.
When contacted, Momtaj denied any involvement of her supporters in the attack.
The activists were carrying machetes and iron rods, said witnesses.
On information, Rangpur Kotwali police went there and charged truncheons and fired 25 rubber bullets to control the situation. A constable, Shariful Islam, was also injured in the clash. The injured of both the factions with hack and head injuries were admitted to Rangpur Medical College Hospital and different clinics.
Additional police have been deployed to avert any further untoward situation.
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