Staff Reporter :
Two groups of ruling Awami League locked into clashes over holding rallies in city’s Azimpur area on Thursday, leaving at least 10 people injured.
According to police and eyewitnesses, three motorcycles were torched near Azimpur bus stand and several other vehicles vandalized.
The injured received primary treatment at Dhaka Medical College and Hospital (DMCH) and other clinics.
Vehicular movement on the Mirpur Road, Azimpur road, Palasi and adjacent areas were disrupted due to the violence resulting in sufferings to the commuters.
The supporters of Shaheh Alam Murad, AL south city secretary and Dhaka South City Corporation Mayor Sayeed Khokon were scheduled to hold programmes to welcome the UN recognition of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman’s March 7 speech at Pearl Harbour Community Centre on Thursday morning.
The supporters of Sayeed Khokon dumped three trucks of garbage in front of the community centre. The supporters of Murad captured the spot and declared unwanted who dumped trashes in front of the community centre.
But the supporters of Sayeed Khokon tried to enter the spot through Palashi at
about 10:30am and locked into clashes with the rivals.
At least 10 people from both sides were injured and as many as three motorcycles torched near Azimpur bus stand and several others vandalised during the one hour clashes.
On information, police from Lalbagh Zone rushed to the spot and lobbed several round of tear gas shells to disperse the clash. Finally, the police brought the situation under control at about 12:15pm.
Lalbagh Division Deputy Commissioner Md Ibrahim Khan said: “The supporters of Shaheh Alam Murad and Dhaka South City Corporation Mayor Sayeed Khokon were scheduled to hold programmes at Pearl Harbour Community Centre yesterday.
He said: “Only one group was supposed to hold the programme at the venue. So we had asked Khokon’s group to hold their rally somewhere else but they hurled brickbats at us.”
Lalbagh Police Station Officer-in-Charge (OC) Mohammad Moniruzzaman said a few motorcycles were torched during the clash. No one was arrested in this connection, he said.
Two groups of ruling Awami League locked into clashes over holding rallies in city’s Azimpur area on Thursday, leaving at least 10 people injured.
According to police and eyewitnesses, three motorcycles were torched near Azimpur bus stand and several other vehicles vandalized.
The injured received primary treatment at Dhaka Medical College and Hospital (DMCH) and other clinics.
Vehicular movement on the Mirpur Road, Azimpur road, Palasi and adjacent areas were disrupted due to the violence resulting in sufferings to the commuters.
The supporters of Shaheh Alam Murad, AL south city secretary and Dhaka South City Corporation Mayor Sayeed Khokon were scheduled to hold programmes to welcome the UN recognition of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman’s March 7 speech at Pearl Harbour Community Centre on Thursday morning.
The supporters of Sayeed Khokon dumped three trucks of garbage in front of the community centre. The supporters of Murad captured the spot and declared unwanted who dumped trashes in front of the community centre.
But the supporters of Sayeed Khokon tried to enter the spot through Palashi at
about 10:30am and locked into clashes with the rivals.
At least 10 people from both sides were injured and as many as three motorcycles torched near Azimpur bus stand and several others vandalised during the one hour clashes.
On information, police from Lalbagh Zone rushed to the spot and lobbed several round of tear gas shells to disperse the clash. Finally, the police brought the situation under control at about 12:15pm.
Lalbagh Division Deputy Commissioner Md Ibrahim Khan said: “The supporters of Shaheh Alam Murad and Dhaka South City Corporation Mayor Sayeed Khokon were scheduled to hold programmes at Pearl Harbour Community Centre yesterday.
He said: “Only one group was supposed to hold the programme at the venue. So we had asked Khokon’s group to hold their rally somewhere else but they hurled brickbats at us.”
Lalbagh Police Station Officer-in-Charge (OC) Mohammad Moniruzzaman said a few motorcycles were torched during the clash. No one was arrested in this connection, he said.
