At least 21 people were injured during the attack at Ahmadnagar on Tuesday night after resentment grew among Sunni groups about a ‘Jalsha’ or annual convention planned by the minority Ahmadiyyas. Police fired teargas shells and rubber bullets to bring back order while the attackers demanded the cancellation of the Jalsha. Of those injured in the violence, one person has suffered critical injuries, said Panchagarh Central Hospital resident physician Pradip Kumar Banik. The Ahmadiyya sect, a minority group in Bangladesh, has been subjected to many attacks by religious fanatics. Majid Ali, additional deputy inspector of police (Rangpur Range), Superintendent of Police Giasuddin Ahmad visited the scene and the injured at Panchagarh Central Hospital.

Source: bd News24 February 13, 2019 06:06 UTC