At least two people were injured and several houses were vandalised when activists of the BNP and Jamaat-e-Islami clashed over a post-election dispute in Natore’s Baraigram upazila today.
Tension prevailed in the area following the incident, with both parties blaming each other for the violence.
The clash occurred in the morning in Dhanaidah village under Nagar union, reportedly stemming from a previous altercation between supporters of the two groups.
Md Abdus Salam, officer-in-charge of Baraigram Police Station, said supporters from both parties had gathered at Dhanaidah Bazar to settle an existing dispute. However, a confrontation erupted over a trivial matter once both groups arrived at the same location.
The groups attacked each other with sticks and sharp weapons, leaving two people injured. The OC identified the victims as Hasinur Rahman, Nagar union unit Jamaat ameer; and Ashraf Sarkar, a union-level BNP leader.
Hasinur was taken to Rajshahi Medical College Hospital for treatment. During the violence, several houses in the village were also vandalised, the OC added.
Police, army, and local administration officials rushed to the scene to bring the situation under control.
Speaking to The Daily Star, Md Abu Bakar Siddik, secretary of Baraigram upazila unit Jamaat, said BNP activists launched a sudden attack on Jamaat members and vandalised their homes.
Md Razu, member secretary of Bonpara municipality unit BNP under Baraigram upazila, said the BNP MP-elect from the Natore-4 constituency, Abdul Aziz, took initiative to calm the situation.
Attempts to reach upazila BNP leaders and the MP-elect for comments were unsuccessful.
Source: https://www.thedailystar.net/news/bangladesh/politics/news/least-2-injured-bnp-and-jamaat-activists-clash-natore-4105926
