Municipality election: 5 hurt as AL, BNP men clash in Rajshahi’s Charghat
At least five people were injured as supporters of Awami League and BNP mayoral candidates clashed and exploded crude bombs in Rajshahi's Charghat today, a day before the municipality goes into election.
Five injured persons belonged to Awami League, said police quoting sources at Charghat Upazila Health Complex.
Two of the injured were admitted to Charghat Upazila Health Complex while one was sent to Rajshahi Medical College Hospital. Two others were released after primary treatment, said Dr Ashikur Rahman of the upazila health complex.
The clashes ensued at 11:00am when some BNP men were hanging posters of BNP nominated candidate Zakirul Islam at Charghat Bazar and supporters of AL candidate Ekramul Haque chased them away, said Officer-in-Charge of Charghat Police Station Zahangir Alam.
Minutes later, Zakirul's supporters regrouped and brought out a procession in Charghat Bazar where AL supporters were gathering brandishing local weapons, witnesses and police said.
Both the groups exploded several crude bombs and threw brick-chips at each other during the clash, reports our staff correspondent of Rajshahi.
Police fired teargas canisters to disperse them and take the situation under their control, said OC Zahangir Alam.
The upazila BNP president Abu Sayeed Chand said BNP workers did not take part in any clash, rather become victims of an attack by an "allied force" of police and AL supporters.
"They (AL men) are not allowing us (BNP) to put up posters, and to campaign for the elections," he said claiming that at least 25 of their men were injured in the attacks and they were treated privately.
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