NATORE, May 5: Convoy of buses and microbuses from northern districts on way to Rajshahi to attend the BNP grand rally came under attack at Singra left one person killed, about 200 injured and 150 buses damaged at noon today, reports UNB.
Fatally wounded Zakir Hossain, 45, joint convenor of Garidah union BNP of Sherpur upazila of Bogra district, died at 4pm on way to Shaheed Ziaur Rahman Medical College Hospital in Bogra.
All other injured persons were admitted to hospitals and health complexes in Bogra, Singra and Nandigram.
Witnesses said several hundred Awami League and Jubo League activists in a pre-planned way launched attack on the convoy when it was passing through Singra.
Armed with bamboo sticks and sharp weapons the attackers stopped the busses, pulled down the BNP activists and beat them indiscriminately. Some 150 buses out of about 300 in the convoy were damaged.
Angry BNP activists ransacked Sramik League office, a number of shops and set fire on them.
Earlier at 10 am AL and Jubo league activists attacked the convoy from Singra and Bogra and damaged about 50 buses. Soon the convoy of buses from other districts joined them and chased the attackers leading to the clash that continued till 2pm.
Police rushed to the spot and managed to bring the situation under control at 3pm.
Movement of traffic on the highway was disrupted during the clash. Failing to entry into Singra, scores of Rajshahi bound buses carrying BNP activists from northern districts returned, witnesses said. A report from Bogra said 8 of the injured were admitted to Shahid Ziaur Rahman Medical College Hospital.
They are Nandigram upazila vice-chairman Abdur Rahim, Advocate Iliyas Ali, Roky, Shimul, Sirajul, Biplab. Dinkal staff reporter Kalam Azad awas admitted to private clinic.
They said about 300 buses and microbuses bound for Rajshahi with BNP leaders and workers of Sherpur, Dhunat, Nandigram, Sariakandi upazila returned from Singra as they could not proceed in the face of armed attack by the ruling party activists.
Dhunat BNP leader Akter Alam Selim said many of the activists isolated from the convoy by the attack remained missing.
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