Ten injured in BCL factional clash in Habiganj

At least ten people were reportedly injured in a clash between two factions of the Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL), student wing of ruling Awami League, in Nabiganj Upazila of Habiganj on Thursday afternoon over establishing supremacy.

Locals and eyewitnesses said that leaders and activists of AL and its associate bodies gathered in the Natunbazar area in the morning as AL nominated candidate for Habiganj-1 constituency Mushfiq Hossain Chowdhury was supposed to submit his nomination papers.

During that time, two factions of BCL – one led by convener of upazila BCL Nazimuddaula Chowdhury another by BCL leader Zahidul Islam Rubel – locked in argument that triggered the clash.

Md Masuk Ali, officer-in-charge (OC) of Nabiganj Police Station, Nazimuddaula and Zahidul locked into the clash over previous enmity but now the situation in that area is under control.

He said both factions claimed that at least five of their followers sustained injuries.