Six leaders and activists of Awami League and its associate bodies were killed while four protesters suffered bullet injuries during a clash at Madhabdi Bus Stand in Sadar upazila of Narsingdi district on Sunday.
Five of the deceased were identified as Delwar Hossain, 40, Chardigoldi union parishad chairman; Delwar, 38, a local Jubo League leader; Moniruzzaman Bhuiya alias Nati Monir, 42, a Sramik League leader; Anisur Rahman Sohel, 40, a Sramik League leader; and Nousher, 40, ward-11 commissioner of Madhabdi municipality while the identity of another deceased could not be known immediately.
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Kamruzzaman, officer-in-charge of Madhabdi Police Station, said the protesters gathered at Madhabdi Bus Stand area around 1 pm.
When the protesters brought out a procession, the ruling party supporters opened fire, leaving four protesters injured.
The injured were identified as Sumon Mia, 35; Soyeb, 41; Al Amin, 25; and Mir Jahangir, 30,
Of the injured, Jahangir was taken to Dhaka Medical College and Hospital.
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Angered by the firing, the protesters and local people chased the ruling party supporters. They took shelter at a local mosque.
However, the protesters caught six of them and beat them up, leaving the men dead on the spot.