Adviser Asif’s supporters, BNP activists clash 

A violent clash erupted between the supporters of LGRD Adviser Asif Mahmud Sajib Bhuiyan and BNP Vice Chairman Kazi Shah Mofazzal Hossain Kaikobad in Cumilla’s Muradnagar area, leaving at least 10/15 people injured.

The altercation that escalated into a chase and counter-chase occurred on Wednesday afternoon in the Allah Chattar area of Muradnagar upazila.

Eyewitnesses said on Tuesday afternoon, supporters of BNP Vice Chairman Kaikobad held a protest rally at the upazila demanding Adviser Asif Mahmud’s resignation over alleged defamation.

The following day, supporters of Adviser Asif organised a counter-protest march from the local D.R. Government High School playground to the Allah Chattar area to condemn the defamation.

Upon reaching Allah Chattar, Kaikobad’s supporters reportedly hurled bricks and stones at them, triggering a chase and violent clash between the two groups.