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Bangladesh
100 hurt in B'baria festivities
2010-02-28
More than 100 people were injured Saturday in a clash between the students and teachers of several kaomi madrasas and supporters of Ahle Sunnah Al Jamaat over observing Eid-e-Miladunnabi in Sarail upazila of Brahmanbaria.

Meanwhile back at the ranch, the additional district magistrate imposed section 144 in and around the district Eidgah Maidan of Brahmanbaria as another group of kaomi madrasa students and teachers and Ahle Sunnah Al Jamaat organised meetings at the same venue in observance of the Eid-e-Miladunnabi.

Starting at 6:00am Saturday, the section 144 will remain in force till 12:00am Sunday.

Additional police forces were deployed in the district headquarters to avert any untoward incident, reports our Brahmanbaria correspondent.

The clash erupted at Uchaliapara in Sarail at about 10:00am as kaomi madrasa students broke down a podium made by Ahle Sunna supporters at Gorurbazar in the upazila in observance of the holy Eid-e-Miladunnabi, marking the birth and death anniversary of Prophet Hazrat Muhammad (PBUH).

At one stage, both the groups put separate barricades on the Dhaka-Sylhet highway, but Brahmanbaria highway police disperse them.
Posted by:Fred

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