Our Correspondent :
At least 10 people, including policeman, injured in a factional clash between two groups of Bogra District Motor Owners Association over establishing supremacy.
The clash took place at Charmatha bus stand in Bogura around 12pm on Tuesday.
During the clash, at least 10 motorcycles were set on ablaze. The office of the District Motor Owner Association was also burnt down. Two of the 10 injured sustained bullet-wounds.Later, police charged batons and brought the situation under control around 1pm.
There has been a loggerhead between two groups of the Awami League over controlling the association for the last three years.
One of the groups is led by Manjurul Alam Mohan, joint secretary of the district Awami League and former convener of the Bogura District Motor Owners Association. Another group is active under former Bogra Municipality Panel Mayor and Awami League leader Aminul Islam.
In accordance with the local sources, an election held three years ago saw Akteruzzaman Duke as the president and Aminul Islam as the general secretary of Bogura District Motor Owners Association. Manjurul Alam Mohan has been claiming that election and results are illegal.
Meanwhile, owners-workers of Bogura district called in a sine die transport strike around 2 p.m. on Tuesday.
General Secretary of Motors Owners Association and Jubo League leader Aminul Islam confirmed this.
