Six people were injured in a clash between two Awami League factions in Sadullapur early yesterday.
An altercation between the factions led by upazila Awami League General Secretary Saharia Khan Biplob and Gaibandha 3 lawmaker Dr Md Eunus Ali Sarkar over who would pay tributes to a local war memorial first triggered the clash, said police.
Officer-in-Charge of Sadullapur police station Zia Latiful Islam said the wreath of the lawmaker was damaged during the scuffle.
He said other people coming to pay tributes ran away at random when the clash broke out.
The Gaibandha 3 lawmaker could not be reached over the phone.
But Saharia Khan Biplob claimed Sadullapur Chairman Saidur Rahman Munshi, who was recently named in a case filed over an attempt on his (Biplob) life, accompanied lawmaker Eunus to STM Ruhul Alam’s house on Wednesday noon, which angered local activists.
“Saidur, who is actually a Jamaat-e-Islami leader, was accused in the case but still went to Ruhul’s house to attend an invitation along with the lawmaker, which the activists resented. This led to the clash,” he added.
