BCL man stabbed by rival faction in Sylhet

A BCL activist was stabbed by activists of a rival faction in front of Jalalabad College gate in Sylhet yesterday afternoon over the parking of a motorbike.

The injured -- Sayeed Ahmed, 21, of South Surma upazila in the district -- was undergoing treatment at Sylhet MAG Osmani Medical College Hospital.

Witnesses said at least 10-12 activists loyal to former BCL general secretary of Sylhet city unit Rahat Tarafdar locked in an altercation with Sayeed's group over parking a motorbike in front of the college gate in Sobhanighat area around 1:00pm. Following the altercation, the activists of the former group stabbed Sayeed and injured four others, they added.

Contacted, Rahat said activists of both the groups are his followers, but there is a longstanding rivalry between these groups.

He said he was talking to both the groups to reach a solution in this regard till filing of this report as of 6:30pm.    

Sohel Ahmed, officer-in-charge (OC) of Kotwali Police Station, said the attackers are outsiders. Terming the incident a BCL factional clash, the OC said they were trying to find the attackers.