Fifteen people were injured as two groups of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party clashed at Chalakchar Bazar of Manohardi in Narsingdi on Saturday morning.
Twenty cars were also vandalised in the clash.聽
The clash took place at Chalakchar Bazar under the Monohardi upazila at around 11:00am on the day.
The injured are Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal leader Moniruzzaman Choton, Mizanur Rahman, A Motalib, Mostafa Hossain, Al Amin, Fahim, Raihan Uddin Shipon, Nazmul Alam Mitul, Mukhlesur Rahman, Alamgir Hossain and Akash Mia.
Among the injured, the condition of Fahim is in serious condition and has been sent to Dhaka Medical College Hospital for advanced treatment.
Local people and witnesses said that at around 11:00am on Saturday when BNP central freedom fighters affairs secretary retired lieutenant colonel Mohammad Zainul Abedin was holding a rally with his supporters at Chalakchar Bazar, the leaders and activists of the BNP supporting Sardar Sakhawat Hossain Bakul, a former lawmaker of Narsingdi 4 constituency and also a BNP leader, interfered in it.
At one point, leaders and activists of the two groups locked into a clash.
In the clash, 15 people from both sides were injured and 20 vehicles, including Zainul Abedin鈥檚 car, were vandalised. Asked about the incident, Manohardi upazila BNP convener and former lawmaker Sakhawat Hossain Bakul said, 鈥業 do not know much about this.鈥�
Zainul Abedin, said, 鈥楧uring my peaceful rally at Chalakchar Bazar, some unruly youths vandalised my car and attacked the leaders and activist s. Officer-in-charge of Manohardi police station Jewel Hossain said, 鈥業 immediately went to the spot and the situation was brought under control. No written complaint, however, has been lodged in this regard.鈥�
