Leaders and activists of two groups scuffled at a National Citizen Party (NCP) march in Khulna on Thursday afternoon. The march had been called to protest an arson attack on the home of NCP leader Nusrat Tabassum. It happened at the Shibbari intersection in the city, and calm returned after leaders at the scene stepped in.
Party sources said the march and rally at Shibbari were organised to protest the arson at Nusrat Tabassum’s home. Tension built between two groups while the programme was under way.
At one point leaders and activists of the two groups scuffled and chased each other, and the atmosphere at the march grew heated.
Ahmed Hamim Rahat, convener of the NCP’s Khulna city unit, said a misunderstanding among themselves over arranging a game had caused minor disorder. He said it was nothing serious.
The incident, at a programme held to protest the arson at Nusrat Tabassum’s home, has become a talking point in local politics.
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