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12 hurt in AL infighting in Satkhira

 New Nation
 Published: 12:00 AM, 21 February 2016

UNB, Satkhira :
At least 12 people, including a union parishad chairman, were injured in a clash between two factions of ruling party Awami League over party nomination ahead of the union parishad election at Mahishkur in Ashashuni upaizla on Saturday.
Local people said supporters of Nur Mohammad, president of Sreeula union unit Awami League, equipped with sharp weapons swooped on the office of Abu Hena Shakilur Rahman, chairman of local union parishad, around 9 am and hit him with sharp weapon following an enmity over getting nomination, leaving him critically injured.
Later both groups attacked each other, leaving 11 more people from both sides injured.
Of the injured, six people, including Abu Hena, his son Shourav, Sirajul Islam, Shamim Hossain and Rabiul Islam, were rushed to Ashashuni upazila health complex and Satkhira Sadar Hospital.