10 BCL men injured in factional clash

At least 10 activists of Hajiganj Upazila Chhatra League in Chandpur, including the unit’s president, were injured in a clash between two groups on Friday night, reports UNB.

UNB quoted locals who said the clash between supporters of Upazila BCL’s general secretary and activists of Municipality BCL started at around 8:30pm over beating up of BCL’s upazila unit president Ebadur Rahman Khokon.

Cumilla-Chandpur road, Hajiganj-Ramganj road and Hajiganj to Gouripur road were blockaded for about an hour during the clash, they added.

Upazila Awami League general secretary Majumder and municipality’s former BCL president Shukur Alam Khokon spoke to the activists, UNB quoted Afzal Hossian, additional superintendent of police, as saying.

Police later intervened and brought the situation under control, the ASP added.

He said the BCL activists vandalised some microbus and CNG-run auto rickshaws and broke the glass of Gausia Highway Hotel.