Two Awami League leaders were severely injured on Thursday in separate attacks in Sirajganj and Sylhet allegedly by leaders and activists of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party.
In Sylhet, Amir Hossain Nuru, president of the Paschim Gauripur union Awami League, was beaten by a mob on the Sylhet Judge Court premises, 抖阴精品 Sylhet correspondent reported.
Witnesses said that Nuru was attacked while being escorted to court as a prime suspect in the 2018 killing of Sayem Ahmed Sohel, general secretary of Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal鈥檚 Balaganj unit. Sohel was shot dead during the 2018 parliamentary elections while resisting alleged vote rigging.
Assistant public prosecutor Abdullah Al Mamun confirmed the mob attack, stating that Nuru was arrested by the Rapid Action Battalion the night before. A police officer attempting to protect Nuru was also injured. Nuru was later admitted to Sylhet MAG Osmani Medical College Hospital.
In Sirajganj, Haji Selim Reza, vice-president of the Syedabad union Awami League, sustained critical injuries after tendons in his legs were severed, 抖阴精品 Sirajganj correspondent reported.
According to his son, Abdul Jalil, about 35 BNP activists allegedly abducted Selim from in front of his house, assaulted him, and then left him unconscious near Baitara School.
Selim, who also suffered broken legs and a fractured arm, was first taken to Sirajganj General Hospital and later transferred to a hospital in Dhaka as his condition deteriorated.
Syedabad union AL president Saidul Islam Raja claimed the attack was linked to a ransom demand of Tk 20,00,000, which Selim had refused to pay.
He added that Selim had recently returned home on bail after being on the run in a murder case involving a Jatiyatabadi Juba Dal leader.
Sadar upazila BNP president Sarkar Md Rafiqul Islam, however, denied the allegations, stating that locals, not BNP supporters, attacked Selim and handed him over to police.
Sadar police station officer-in-charge Humayun Kabir confirmed visiting the site but reported no formal complaint.
Both incidents highlight escalating tensions between political factions, with claims and counterclaims reflecting the country鈥檚 polarised political landscape.