Clash over tender in Gopalganj, 10 hurt
At least 10 people were injured in a clash between the hired goons of two contractors over submission of tender at Public Works department here Tuesday.
Locals said the government allocated Tk 10 crore for construction of a technical training centre at Ghonapara in Sadar upazila.
A total of 22 contractors bought schedules for the construction work after local public works department floated tender in this regard.
Criminals hired by contractor Tutul took position near the public works department apparently to prevent other contractors from dropping tender schedule on the last day of its submission yesterday.
A clash between two groups took place at noon as Tutul's supporters prevented Faruk Hossain, a supporter of contractor Abdul Salam of Faridpur, from dropping tender.
Ten people, including two journalists, were injured during the clash. The journalists were injured as they went to cover the incident.
Police later brought the situation under control. Both the contractors--Tutul and Salam, however, submitted their tender later.
Meanwhile, local journalists protested the attack on their fellows and demanded arrest of the culprits who were responsible for the incident.
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