UNB, Khulna :
An engineer of the Local Government Engineering Department (LGED) was assaulted allegedly by activists of the ruling Awami League (AL) and its associate bodies in Digholia upazila on Monday following an altercation over tender submission for construction works in six unions of the upazila.
Sources said the incident ensued as Executive Engineer M Robiul Islam of the upazila LGED office had an altercation with some activists of the AL, its youth front Jubo League and student front Bangladesh Chhatra League at noon as they went to submit tender documents of construction works of some roads and drains after the deadline for this ended at 12:00pm.
At one stage, they assaulted Robiul Islam.
