Companiganj Al Infighting: Mirza’s rival held hrs after party warning
Violence will stop only if Obaidul Quader wants, says his brother
File photo of Abdul Quader Mirza
Hours after Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader yesterday warned of action against people involved in the deadly clashes in Noakhali s Companiganj, men in plainclothes picked up Mizanur Rahman Badal, the rival of Obaidul s brother Quader Mirza.
Badal is the organising secretary of the AL s Companiganj unit and also the former upazila chairman while Mirza is the mayor of Basurhat municipality.
Police initially claimed they did not know anything about Badal s detention. But Alamgir Hossain, the superintendent of police in Noakhali, told The Daily Star around 7:20pm yesterday that Badal had been arrested.
Banners honouring Bangabandhu torn in Khagrachhari
Photo: Collected Star Online Report Star Online Report
Miscreants tore some banners with photos of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman in Dighinala upazila of Khagrachhari early today.
The incident took place near Merung Police Camp in Merung Bazar area, said Mohammad Abdul Aziz, superintendent of Khagrachhari police.
Miscreants tore and cut the banners using blades, our Bandarban correspondent reports, quoting the SP. Our team is working to arrest the culprits who did this, the SP added.
Md Rahman Kabir Ratan, joint secretary of Dighinala upazila unit of AL, said they started the work of constructing a Bangabandhu Chattar in the area four years back and marked the place with the banners.