Basurhat’s mayhem: Police sue 98 people

Police have filed a lawsuit mentioning the names of 98 people over Tuesday’s mayhem ensued between two rival factions of ruling Awami League at Basurhat of Noakhali's Companiganj.

Officer in-charge (OC) of Companiganj police station Mir Zahidul Haque and sub-inspector (SI) Zakir Hossain lodged the case against those people for allegedly carrying out an attack on police during the clashes.

According to the police, at least 28 people have been arrested from different parts of the upazila, in connection with this deadly clash that left one person dead and more than 30 others injured.

Meanwhile, the local administration has imposed section 144 in the Basurhat municipality area in the wake of the clash.

Companiganj upazila nirbahi officer (UNO) Mohamamd Ziaul Haque Mir said that the section 144 would remain in force till 11:59pm on Wednesday.