7 hurt as AL rivals clash
At least seven people were injured in a clash between two factions of Awami League at Chardumuria in Sadar upazila on Wednesday night. Of the injured, three were admitted to Munshiganj General Hospital and private clinics in the town while the rest given first aid. Two factions--one led by district Awami League vice president Shah Alam Mallik and the other by sadar upazila Awami League vice president Mustafa Molla--clashed over selection of candidates for the next union parishad elections in the upazila. The feuding groups also traded gunshots during the clash that continued for two hours from 9:30pm. Police and Rab personnel dispersed the clashing groups and brought the situation under control.
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