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Local Awami League leaders and supporters have allegedly beaten and assaulted Parshuram Upazila Nirbahi Officer HM Rokib Haidar over a trivial matter on Friday in Feni.
Witnesses said, AL vice-president of Feni district unit Kairul Basar Majumdar Tapan and his supporters beat up and assaulted the UNO this afternoon in broad daylight.
Feni district administrator Amin-ul-Ahsan said local Awami League leaders were preparing to welcome shipping minister Shahjahan Khan at Dhakunda area in the morning as he was scheduled to attend a rally at Parsuram.
During the arrangement Upazila Nirbahi Officer Rakib got into argument with Tapan over a trivial matter, he said.
At one stage Tapan and his men started beating the UNO and left him seriously injured.
After being informed district administration officials rescued the UNO and sent him to Parshuram Upazila Health Complex.
Later he was shifted to Feni General Hospital for better treatment.
When contacted, Tapan denied the allegation of attack.
Source: New Age
