50 injured as BCL factions clash in Barguna

PBC News: Over 50 people were injured in a clash between two factions of Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) in Barguna town during a programme of the National Mourning Day.

The incident took place in front of Barguna Shilpakala Academy in the afternoon on Monday.

Barguna Sadar Police Station officer in-charge Ali Ahammed said two factions of the district unit BCL involved in a clash after placing wreath at the portrait of Bangabandhu at Bangabandhu Memorial Complex. At that time, police dispersed them by charging batons.

After that, some BCL men vandalized several motorcycles of police as well as the car of additional superintendent of police S M Tarek Rahman.

Rezaul Kabir Reza, president of Barguna district BCL, said some miscreants attacked on them in the guise of BCL when they were returning after placing wreath. Police then dispersed them by charging batons.

However, vice president Sabuj Mollah denied the allegation. He said neither he nor his supporters were not involved in the clash.

“We  went there to join the Mourning Day programme. But suddenly police started charging batons on us.”

ASP Tarek Rahman said two groups of the district unit BCL involved in a clash in front of the Shilpakala Academy. Police dispersed them and brought the situation under control, he added.

Several teams of police, later, conducted raids in Shilpakala and Launchghat areas and recovered some lethal weapons.

Additional police have been deployed in the area, the police official added.