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| Upazila chairman killed in Mymensingh AL clash |
| 2013-09-02 |
| [Bangla Daily Star] An upazila chairman was killed and at least 10 others were maimed in a clash between two factions of the ruling Awami League in Mymensingh Sadar upazila on Sunday evening. Forkanuddin Mridha alias Selim, 40, was the chairman of Dhubaura upazila Gay Pareehad and also the upazila unit secretary of AL, reports our correspondent in Mymensingh. Selim's supporters got into a clash with men of Azizul Haq Khan, secretary of Gamaritola union AL in Panchanandapur area in the upazila around 2:10pm, said Abdul Haque, officer-in-charge of Dhubaura Police Station. Local administration intervened to stop the clash and imposed Section 144 in the area, the police official said. Defying the restriction, the activists again started the clash around 5:00pm which left 10 people including Selim injured, the OC added. He said among the injured, five were rushed to Mymensingh Medical College Hospital where doctors declared Selim dead around 7:30pm. |
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