An Awami League (AL) activist was killed and ten people were injured yesterday in a clash between activists of AL and BNP over a ha-du-du match at Jaduria village in Jhenidah.Apparently ha-du-du's kinda like Bangla bocce, with about the same rules of play as in Sicily...
The dead was identified as Ariful Islam, 15, son of Manik Biswas of the village and a student of Narikelbaria School.
"Arrr! 'At's wot he gets fer cheatin' like that!"
"How wuz he cheatin'?"
"He wuz ahead, weren't he?"
The injured include the victim's father Manik, Abu Sayed, Bashir, Abdur Rahim, Asad, Humayun, Shamsul and Mokles. They were admitted to the Jhenidah hospital.
"Cheeze, Dr Gillespie! Where'd all the blood come from?"
"It was another ha-du-du match, Young Dr Kildare!"
"Ahah. And these are the guys who almost won!"
Police and villagers said a clash between the followers of local BNP leader Ishaq and AL leader Nayeb Ali over a ha-du-du match occurred at Jaduria village in the evening leaving Ariful dead on the spot and 10 others wounded. Superintendent of Police Jahangir Hossain Matabbar said additional policemen had been deployed in the area to avert any untoward incident.