Tomorrow's (July 28, 2023) rally of Awami League's associate organisations -- Chhatra League, Jubo League and Swechchasebak League -- will be held at the south gate of Baitul Mukarram National Mosque, instead of the old trade fair ground in Agargaon, said Afzalur Rahman Babu, general secretary of Swechchasebak League. "The rally cannot be held at the old trade fair ground as there is a scheduled programme of the president at the Bangabandhu International Conference Centre (BICC) next to the ground," he told reporters in Dhaka's Agargaon today. Also read: BNP must take responsibility if public safety is disturbed during movement: Quader A press conference regarding the rally will be held at the Chhatra League office on Bangabandhu Avenue at 5 pm today. Also read: AL’s associate organisations to hold rally on Friday too Yesterday, the three associate organisations of AL announced that their youth rally, that was scheduled for today, will be held on Friday. Also read: BNP defers tomorrow’s grand rally to Friday at Dhaka’s Nayapaltan The decision came after BNP decided to hold its rally on Friday, instead of Thursday.

Two leaders of Swechchasebak League suffered bullet wounds in a clash between two factions over previous enmity in Bogura town. The injured are Nazmul Hasan Orange, 28, assistant secretary for literature and cultural affairs of Bogura District Committee of the Swechchasebak League, and Minhaj Hossain Apel, 28, ward committee leader of the party. Read: Pre-polls violence: 10 injured in Bogura’s Nandigram Police said a number of youths came at Malgram Dabtola Mor in 4-5 motorcycles and opened fire at Orange and Apel around 8pm, leaving them inured. Later, the duo were rushed to Shaheed Ziaur Rahman Medical College and Hospital in a critical condition. Read: One killed, 40 injured as two commuter buses collide on Dhaka-Bogura highway Selim Reza, officer-in-charge (OC) of Bogura Sadar Police Station, said Orange and Apel were shot due to rivalry between two groups in Swechchasebak League. The identities of those who opened fire have been confirmed and a drive is underway to arrest them, said the OC.

A Swechchasebak League leader on Sunday night was hacked to death in Bogura's Shajahanpur upazila. The deceased was identified as Shihab Uddin Babu, 35, former social welfare secretary of Shajahanpur upazila Swechchhasebak League and owner of Shahidul Matsya Bhandar in Sabrul Bazar of the upazila. READ: Ansar member hacked to death in Rajshahi According to locals, after shopping from Sabrul Bazar, Shihab Uddin Babu was returning home at night. At around 8.30 pm a group of miscreants hacked him with sharp weapon. Due to excessive bleeding, he died on the spot. Soon after the incident the people of the bazar shut their shops and left. Police later recovered the body and sent it to the morgue. Shahjahanpur police sub-inspector Abdur Razzak said police had been deployed in the Sabrul Bazar area. READ: Two farmers hacked to death in Narsingdi Bogra Sadar Circle Additional Superintendent of Police Faisal Mahmud said the body was sent to Shaheed Ziaur Rahman Medical College Hospital morgue for autopsy. An investigation was underway in this regard.