Local police station chief Abdul Latif said the clashes occurred in the Moslemganj Bazar area on Saturday night. Supporters of Awami League’s election candidate Minfuzur Rahman Milon had gone from Punt Bazar to Moslemganj Bazar, where they clashed with the supporters of Udaypur Union Parishad Chairman Wazed Ali, he said. Another influential local leader, Matrai Union Parishad Chairman ANM Shawkat Habib Talukdar, had also vied for the Awami League’s nomination for the upazila chairman post. Udaypur Union Parishad Chairman Wazed Ali’s support for Shawkat Habib Talukdar led to conflict between the two, according to local Awami League activists. “Milon’s activists and supporters attacked the Moslemganj Bazar with rods and sharp weapons,” Wazed Ali told bdnews24.com.

Source: bd News24 March 17, 2019 09:33 UTC