A local BNP leader received bullet injury in a “gunfight” with police in Satkhira yesterday.
Motshojibi Dal leader of Shamnagar upazila Jamal Hossain Faruk, 32, was shot during a gunfight between police and his followers at Joynagar area yesterday morning, said Sagar Mia, officer-in-charge of Shamnagar police station.
Jamal’s followers attacked the law enforcers when he was arrested and was taken to custody, the OC said, adding that police also opened fire in retaliation. During the clash, a bullet fired by his followers hit Jamal and he was undergoing treatment at Satkhira Hospital, he said.
OC Sagar also said eight cases were filed against Jamal, and he was arrested for his alleged involvement in recent violence in the district.
Meanwhile, in a special raid in Shirajganj’s Ullapara area, police detained 10 activists of the BNP and Jamaat-e-Islami, including BNP leader Azizul Islam and Jamaat leader Shirajul Islam, yesterday afternoon.
Moktar Hossain, additional police super of Shirajganj, said there had allegations of subversive, criminal and terrorists activists against the detainees. He, however, refused to provide details of the detainees.
On the other hand, members of Rapid Action Battalion recovered 16 crude bombs and 4 petrol bombs in the capital’s Mohammadpur area.
Senior Additional Superintendent of Police and operation officer of RAB 2 Raihanuddin Khan told the Dhaka Tribune: “Being tipped off, a team of RAB 2 raided the Dhaka Udyan Housing and recovered the explosives at an abandoned plot around 3pm.”
He also said: “Primarily we are suspecting that Jamaat-Shibir men might have brought the bombs and keep those at the abandoned plot to use it in the upcoming country wide hartal on Thursday.”