Clash in Munshiganj: Injured Jubo Dal man dies

Jubo Dal activist Shahidul Islam Shaon, 27, who was injured during a clash between BNP men and police in Munshiganj on Wednesday, died at Dhaka Medical College Hospital last night.

Shaon was on life support since 11:00pm Wednesday night. He had injuries in his head, said his younger brother Sohag.

Shaon left behind a wife and a one-year-old son,  Sohag told The Daily Star.

Meanwhile, over 1,700 people have been sued in two cases filed over Wednesday's violence that also left at least 50 hurt.

Mohammad Mainuddin, sub-inspector of Munshiganj Sadar Police Station, filed a case accusing 313 named and 1,200 unnamed people of "attacking cops on duty and attempting to rob their firearms".

Abdul Malek, leader of Sramik League, a pro-Awami League workers body, lodged the other case accusing 52 named and 200 unnamed of being involved in "violence, damaging public properties and setting fire to vehicles".

Suman Dev, additional superintendent of police in Munshiganj, told The Daily Star yesterday evening that they have so far arrested 24 people.

The sheer number of the unnamed accused has sent most local BNP leaders and activists into hiding.

Md Mohiuddin, convener of BNP's Munshiganj Sadar upazila unit, said almost all party leaders and activists were on the run as police were raiding their homes.

Meanwhile, criminals allegedly set fire to a spinning mill owned by former general secretary Md Nizamuddin of the district BNP in Mireshworai area. Nizamuddin is also the nephew of BNP's Munshiganj district unit convener Abdu Hai.

Locals said they woke up to the smell of something burning around 1:30am yesterday and found the factory ablaze.

"On information, we rushed to the spot and doused the fire after around two hours of efforts," said Nirmol Chandra of Fire Service and Civil Defence in Munshiganj.

The fire department could not say how the fire began.

Nizamuddin alleged that ruling AL men had set fire to his factory and that all machines and products were gutted.

He also alleged that he sent a person to the local police station to file a general diary, but police did not record it.

Suman Dev refuted the allegation and said police were supposed to record the GD.