Bangladesh Gono Odhikar Parishad convener Dr. Reza Kibria, its member secretary Md Nurul Haque Nur and some of their followers were attacked allegedly by Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) in Tangail on Wednesday.
They came under the attack around 11:45am when they reached at Santosh to pay rich tributes to Mawlana Abdul Hamid Khan Bhasani on the occasion of his 45th death anniversary.
Shakiluzzaman, Senior Joint Convener of the parishad, alleged that chanting slogans more than fifty leaders and activists of BCL attacked on us when we were close to the mazar of Bhasani. Reza, Nur and some of our followers were injured during this time.
In this connection, Sarwar Hosen, Tangail Additional Superintendent of Police, said the BCL men attacked on the parishad leaders and activists when they were close to the mazar of Bhasani. A chase and counter chase occurred between them. Later, police evacuated the parishad men from the spot.
“Our two to three members were injured during the attack. The situation is now under control,” the police officer said.