Rift in Kishoreganj BNP
Ex-lawmaker assaulted, police deployed
Our Correspondent, Netrakona
Additional police have been deployed at Kishoreganj town to stave off possible clash as tension mounted following a brawl between rival factions of ruling BNP at the party office. Former lawmaker Maj (Rtd) Akhtarujjaman Ranjan was assaulted in the incident on Thursday that resulted from "serious disagreement" over formation of the party district committee. The tension spilled over to BNP factions in upazilas also, party sources said. They said Akhtarujjaman, also former convener of Kishoregonj district BNP, reached the party office in the town from Kotiadi at about noon on Thursday to attend a scheduled party meeting to form a district committee. They said Akhtarujjaman, Minister-in-Charge for Kishoreganj Mirza Abbas, Education Minister Dr Osman Faruque and lawmaker from Kishoregonj-6 constituency Majibur Rahaman Manju was asked by BNP 1st Join Secretary Tareq Rahaman to form a district body. But Akhtarujjaman was opposed by Kishoregonj Poura BNP General Secretary Ismail Hossen Madhu. This ensued a brawl and at one stage Akhtarujjaman was assaulted by followers of Ismail Hossen. This correspondent tried several times to contact Akhtarujjaman but he was not available over phone.
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