An activist of the ruling Awami League (AL) was reportedly shot and several others were injured in clash between two groups of the AL in Rajshahi town Thursday night.
The bullet-injured is Akramul Haque Guddu, 35, a follower of Ward No. 27councillor Moniruzzaman Moni of Rajshahi City Corporation. But the identities of the other injured could not be known immediately.
There had been a long-standing feud between Moniruzzaman Moni and Bangladesh Chhatra League leader Tariqul Islam over establishing supremacy in the area.
The incident occurred at about 10:30pm on Thursday when the two groups locked in a clash at Baliapukur Chhoto Bottala area in the city, following an arbitrary meeting at the councilor Moniruzzaman Moni office.
Akramul sustained bullet injuries while several others were also injured.
Akramulwas first taken to Rajshahi Medical College Hospital and as his condition deteriorated on-duty doctors referred him to the National Institute of Traumatology and Orthopaedic Rehabilitation in Dhaka.
Sohrawardy Hossain, officer-in-charge of Boalia Model Police Station, said that additional police personnel were deployed in the area to avoid any untoward incident.
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