JCD leader dies as police allegedly open fire in Brahmanbaria

Our Correspondent :
A Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD) leader died on Saturday after being shot allegedly by the police in Bancharampur upazila of Brahmanbaria district.
Md Noyon, 22, breathed his last at Dhaka Medical College at 7:30pm, Bancharampur Upazila Chhatra Dal joint convener Shah Aziz Shaon told the media.
Besides, 10 BNP men and six cops including Bancharampur police station Officer-in-Charge (OC) Nure Alam were injured during the clash between BNP and police that took place on Saturday afternoon.
Brahmanbaria BNP and its associate bodies brought out a rally and were distributing leaflets ahead of BNP’s divisional rally in Cumilla, slated for 26 November. Police prevented the rally and opened fire to control the situation during a chase and counter chase with the BNP men, local sources said.
Bancharampur Municipal Chhatra Dal member secretary Ataur Rahman said that they were distributing leaflets peacefully but police stopped their rally and arrested three BNP men.
When they tried to snatch the detainees, police attacked them leaving at least 10 BNP activists injured, he added.
Bancharampur police station officer in charge (OC) Nure Alam said, “We are investigating how Noyon was shot.”