Two local leaders of BNP were seriously injured in an attack following an arbitration meeting at Nabodaya Bazar in the capital’s Adabar area on Wednesday.
The injured are Saddam Hossain, president of the Nabodaya Housing Unit BNP, and Md Badsha Mia, the unit’s general secretary.
Both sustained serious hacking wounds across various parts of their bodies and are currently undergoing treatment at Shaheed Suhrawardy Medical College Hospital.
According to local sources, the conflict originated two days ago during a dispute over watching a Brazil football match.
The disagreement involved Ripon, Nirob, and Parvez on one side, and Saddam Hossain and his followers on the other. Following the initial dispute, Saddam’s group reportedly attacked Ripon’s party and vandalised their shops located in Nabodaya Bazar.
An arbitration (salish) was convened on Wednesday evening to resolve the matter of the shop vandalism.
However, witnesses alleged that the proceedings were “one-sided,” which provoked the opposing group. Enraged by the nature of the meeting, the rival party attacked Saddam and Badsha with local weapons, leaving them critically wounded.
