Rival faction in Bogra sues 70 BNP, Jubo Dal men

Seventy leaders and activists of BNP and Jubo Dal of Gabtoli upazila units in Bogra have been sued on charge of killing BNP activist Shahjahan Ali Fakir on Sunday.
Shahjahan Fakir, 43, was killed during a clash between two factions of BNP local unit over bringing out a procession in Gabtoli municipality area on the first day of countrywide 60-hour hartal enforced by BNP-led 18-party alliance.
There had been a longstanding conflict between the two groups-one led by Gabtoli Upazila Parishad Chairman and Joint Secretary of BNP district unit Zaidur Rahman Helal and the other by Gabtoli Municipality Mayor and Upazila BNP General Secretary Morshed Milton--over establishing supremacy in the upazila.
Shajahan Fakir of Helal group was hacked to death by Mayor Milton's men during the clash. His wife Tuli Bewa filed a murder case with Gabtoli Police Station on Tuesday night, accusing 19 identified and 51 unnamed BNP and Jubo Dal men.
The identified accused are Mayor Morshed Milton, Jahangir, Zillur, Harun, Shahjahan, Pintu, Billal, Nabil, Rani, Mintu, Nipul, Shah Alam, Shahabul, Luku, Shabbir, Suman, Tarajul, Alim, and Jewel.
On Sunday night, police arrested two Jubo Dal activists, suspecting their involvement in the killing of Shahjahan Fakir. The arrestees are Ranju Mia, 34, son of Fazlul Haque, and Suman Mia, 35, son of Sirajul Islam of Gordoho village in the upazila. They were later produced in a court that sent them to jail.
Lutfar Rahman, officer-in-charge (investigation) of Gabtoli Police Station, said law enforcers have already launched a drive to arrest the accused in the killing case.