AL faction clash hurts 20 in Magura

At least 20 people were injured in a clash between two groups of local Awami League leaders and activists over establishing supremacy at Baliadi in Mohammadpur upazila on Monday evening.

The tense situation was prevailing on the spot. Additional police were deployed to control untoward situation.

Officer-in-charge of Mahammadpur Police Station Riazul Islam confirmed this matter.

He said Yunus Shikder, a leader of Baliadi union unit of AL, had long been at loggerheads with another leader Kanchan Biswas over establishing dominance in the area.

As a sequel to it, a brawl ensued between the supporters of both the groups in the evening and they equipped with lethal weapons attacked each other, leaving 20 people from both sides injured, the OC added.

Hearing the news, police rushed to the spot and took the situation under control.