Bangladesh News

Five more people were killed and more than 50 injured in clashes yesterday as countrywide political violence continued for the fifth consecutive day.

Of the dead, three were Awami League (AL) activists and two from BNP.

The victims are Akkas Ali, 65, vice-chairman of AL’s Namita union unit in Jhenidah, Motahar Hossain, 45, an AL activist of Borhanuddin upazila in Bhola, Kena Ram Das, 23, AL activist of Debhata upazila in Satkhira, Rabiul Islam Rubel, 32, a BNP activist in Nilphamari and Elahi Sarder, 40, a BNP activist of Sreepur in Magura.

In Nilphamari, a clash between two rival groups of BNP left Rubel dead at Kashiram Belbukur village Monday night. Fatally wounded in the clash, Rubel died on way to Rangpur Medical College Hospital, reports UNB.

A dozen others injured in the clash were admitted to local hospitals.

In Jhenidah, BNP activists stabbed Akkas on his way to village Surjadia of Moheshpur upazila on Monday night. He died at a local hospital in the early hours yesterday.

Local AL blamed BNP for the killing as the attack was led allegedly by a BNP cadre Budo. But police said Akkas was killed following a land dispute.

Motahar Hossain, who sustained bullet wounds in a gunfight between AL and BNP at Mozom Bazar in Borhanuddin upazila in Bhola on Sunday, succumbed to his injuries at Barisal Sher-e-Bangla Medical College Hospital Monday night.

Meanwhile, 10 people were injured in a clash between AL and BNP activists in Borhanuddin upazila on Monday night. At least 15 shops were damaged during the clash.

Kena Ram, who was injured in an attack by the BNP activists on October 29 at Parulia in Debhata upazila of Satkhira, succumbed to his injuries at a Khulna hospital yesterday.

In Patuakhali, 20 AL and BNP activists were arrested from Boga Bandar in Baufal upazila yesterday morning following a clash between the two rival parties on Monday night that left 15 people injured and eight shops ransacked.

In Bogra, three people were injured when Jatiyatabadi Jubo Dal activists attacked a rally of Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal (Inu) in the town yesterday evening.

In Jamalpur, at least 10 people were injured and 12 houses ransacked in a series of clashes between the BNP and AL activists at Bhabanipur in Sarishabari upazila yesterday.

In Magura, BNP activist Elahi Sarder was killed in a clash between the BNP and AL activists at village Dosatina in Sreepur upazila yesterday evening.