Attack on Swechhasebak Dal convoy: AL activists killed BNP leader in Gopalganj, alleges Fakhrul
The Swechhasebak Dal has announced a countrywide rally in protest of the incident
Activists of the Awami League have killed a BNP leader in Gopalganj, BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir alleged today (13 September).
"Awami miscreants killed Md Shaukat Ali Didar, sports affairs secretary of the Central Swechhasebak Dal, in an attack on the unit's President SM Jilani's convoy in Gunapara area under the Gopalganj Sadar Police Station," Fakhrul alleged in a statement issued tonight.
He also said SM Jilani, president of Central Swechhasebak Dal, his wife Raushan Ara Ratna, president of Gopalganj Mahila Dal, and their two sons were also injured in the attack among others.
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According to a Prothom Alo report, some 50 have been injured in the attack.
Jilani's convoy was on its way to Tungipara.
Mirza Fakhrul said, "For a long time, Jilani could not visit his village in Patgati under Kotalipara Police Station in Gopalganj due to the fear of attack by Awami terrorists. The attackers also attacked the vehicles carrying the activists and did extensive vandalism and looting. The actions of the terrorists have led to this kind of evil and bloody incident," said Fakhrul.
The Swechhasebak Dal has announced a countrywide rally in protest of the incident.
