A central leader of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party, who was hacked by activists of a rival faction of the party in Barisal on Monday night, was taken to Dhaka early Tuesday in a critical condition.
Police arrested one activist in connection with the attack on Tuesday after a case was lodged against BNP's local lawmaker Mojibor Rahman Sarwar and 11 other activists of the party and its front organisations.
Police and witnesses said party rivals had pounced on Advocate Nazrul Islam Rajon, central BNP's assistant organising secretary for Barisal division, at Charkawa ferry terminal and struck him with machetes repeatedly leaving him critically injured on Monday night.
Rajon, also former secretary of the party's district unit, came under attack on his way to Barisal city after completing an organisational tour of Bhola district. He was accompanied by central BNP leaders Altaf Hossain Chowdhury, Hannan Shah, former lawmaker Nazimuddin Alam and others.
He was taken to Barisal Sher-e-Bangla Medical College Hospital with injuries on head, chest, eyes, a leg and a hand and was sent to Dhaka by road early Tuesday after his condition deteriorated, said Dr Zahirul Islam Manik of SBMCH.
Rajon's elder brother Principal Abdur Rashid Khan, also an Awami League leader, said Rajon had been admitted to Square Hospital in Dhaka under Dr Sanwar and that his condition was not yet out of danger.
The BNP leaders and activists, who witnessed the incident, said Qamrul Islam Ratan, Maksud Alam Mamun, Ariful Islam Munna, Firoz Ahmed Kalu and other activists of the rival faction had dragged Rajon out of his car, beaten him up mercilessly and struck him with machetes on the terminal.
The rivals later attacked and beat up sadar upazila BNP president Rustam Mallik on the Barisal circuit house premises at about 11:00pm in presence of central leaders.
Momen Sikder, a central Juba Dal leader, who witnessed the incident, alleged that the attackers were henchmen of local BNP lawmaker and former BCC mayor Mojibor Rahman Sarwar.
Principal Abdur Rashid Khan and BNP leader Ahsan Habib Kamal claimed that miscreants unleashed by Sarwar had attacked Rajon.
When contacted, Mojibur Rahman Sarwar denied the charge saying he never believed in terrorism. He also condemned the attack and demanded punishment of the culprits.
Source: New Age
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