Abu Bakkar Siddique met his engineer son at Panchagarh Sadar upazila after a few months. They had planned to enjoy each other's company at Jalsa Salana, an annual gathering for the people of Ahmadiyya community.
Two persons were killed and at least 30 others, including seven policemen, were injured yesterday in a clash between law enforcers and supporters of some Islamist organisations who were demonstrating against a programme of the Ahmadiyya community in Panchagarh.
The agitators set fire to 30 houses and four shops that reportedly belonged to Ahmadiyyas, and attacked a local police station, vehicles of law enforcers and a traffic police office