A local BNP leader was killed in police firing during a clash between BNP-Jamaat men and them at Shatokhali in Shalikha upazila on Sunday evening.
The deceased was identified as Mashiur Rahman, 45, president of Shatokhali union unit of BNP and son of Golam Nabi Gazi of Chhoyghoria village in the upazila.
Assistant police super Sudarshan Kumar Roy of the district said the clash broke out around 6pm when police tried to disrupt the procession brought out in support of the hartal by a group of BNP and Jamaat-e-Islam activists.The BNP and Jamaat men vandalised several shops at the bazar and hurled brick chips at the law enforces.
Later, police fired 10 shots to bring the situation under control, leaving Mashiur Rahman dead on the spot, Sudarshan Kumar said.
Police recovered the body and sent it to sadar hospital morgue for autopsy. Police also recovered five petrol bombs from the spot.
Five policemen, including Shalikha thana officer-in-charge Biplob Kumar Nath, were injured as the processionists threw brick chips at them. – UNB
Earlier on Saturday Three Juba Dal activists received bullet injures when police opened fire on a procession at Salikha Upazila under Magura district on Saturday. Local Juba Dal leaders said the firing was unprovoked. Police however said that shots were fired when processionists pelted brickbats at police vehicles.
The Juba Dal activists who received bullet injuries are: Shahar Ali and Alamgir Hossain of Panchkaunia village, and Fariduddin of village Harishpur.Mona Sardar, joint convener of Salikha Upazila Juba Dal informed journalists that about 800 Bnp leaders and workers brought out a peaceful procession in Simkhali Bazar. When the procession was passing by the Janata Bank branch members of police led by OC Biplab Kumar opened about 30 shots without any provocation injuring the three Juba Dal workers. At the time police picked up about 40 activists from the procession, he said.
He complained that a procession of Chhatra League in the evening ransacked 5 shops owned by supporters of Bnp and Jamaat in the presence of police.
Police Super Zihadul Kabir however said that said that police led by OC Biplab Kumar Nath fired three chinese rifle rounds and four shotgun rounds on a procession of Juba Dal and Chhatra Dal when vehicles belonging to police came inder brickbat attack at Simkhali Bazaar at about 5 pm. He said micreasnts sanscaked the OC’s car. Police arested one Khwaja Doctor from the spot, he added.
