Tea stall owner, hospital staffer shot as ‘BNP leader clashes with pro-AL businessman’
The injured were identified as Rubel, a staff member of NITOR, and Mannan, a tea stall owner, said Mojammel Haque, officer-in-charge of Sher-e-Bangla Nagar Police Station
Two people sustained bullet injuries as two groups locked in a clash over a business dispute in front of the National Institute of Traumatology and Orthopaedic Rehabilitation (NITOR) in Dhaka's Sher-e-Bangla Nagar this noon (24 October).
The injured were identified as Rubel, a staff member of NITOR, and Mannan, a tea stall owner, said Mojammel Haque, officer-in-charge of Sher-e-Bangla Nagar Police Station.
"Both of them are now out of danger," he said, adding, "An individual identified as Roni Sheikh was arrested with firearms from the spot."
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According to OC Mojammel, the clash occurred between supporters of Jasim Uddin, a pro-AL businessman who supplies equipment to the hospital, and BNP leader Mohsin.
"The shooting took place during a clash when Moshin allegedly tried to take over Jasim's business. A case is in the process of being filed regarding the incident," he said.
