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1 JCD man dies, another hurt after rivals open fire in Narsingdi.

1 JCD man dies, another hurt after rivals open fire in Narsingdi

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Daily Bangla Times: A Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD) leader died after suffering from bullet injuries while another was also shot in a factional clash between two groups over a procession in Sadar upazila of Narsingdi on Thursday afternoon.

Sadekur Rahman Sadek, 32, former joint convenor of district unit JCD, died after he suffered injuries in his forehead, said Bacchu Mia, a police official at Dhaka Medical College Hospital.

Doctors at the DMCH declared Sadek dead after he was brought there for treatment, he said.JCD activist Ashraful Islam, 22, was also shot in his thigh and was being treated at the DMCH.

A 71-member committee of the JCD district unit was announced around four months back. Several clashes occurred between the office bearers of the newly formed committee and those who were deprived in the committee.The deprived JCD men brought out a procession, in favour of a district BNP programme scheduled to be held on May 27 near the house of the BNP’s Joint Secretary General Khairul Kabir Khokan in Chinishpur area of Sadar upazila around 3:45pm.

Suddenly, a group of the JCD opened fire on the procession, said Mayeen Uddin, a former joint convenor and post-deprived member in the new committee.Sadek suffered bullet injuries in his forehead while Ashraful in his thigh, he said, adding that they were first rushed to Sadar Hospital and later shifted to Dhaka Medical College Hospital due to critical condition.

Abul Kashem, officer-in-charge of Sadar police station, said the situation is now under their control and an additional number of law enforces were deployed to ward off any unexpected incident further.

Legal actions will be taken once complaints are lodged in this connection, he added.