Shibir leader hurt in encounter

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Satkhira Correspondent :An Islami Chhatra Shibir leader has been injured in a clash with police in Satkhira district.The clash took place near KBA College ground in Debahata upazila early Thursday, Debahata police Officer-in-Charge Kazi Jalaluddin Ahmed said.Injured Milon Hossain Sohag, 19, is the president of the Islami Chhatra Shibir, Sakhipur KBA College unit, and son of Manu Gazi from Debahata upazila, police said. Milon is a candidate of the ongoing Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC),”We received news that some people were plotting sabotage in the area. They opened fire on law enforcers when police went to the spot,” he said.”Police opened fire in retaliation,” he said. “At one point, Sohag fell on the ground and the other fled.”Constables Akbar Ali and Hafiz Uddin were injured, he added. Sohag was attending treatments at Sakhipur Health Complex under police security.Satkhira was believed to be a stronghold of the Jamaat-e-Islami and listed “vulnerable” where specialised forces were cracking down.

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