Staff Reporter:
One Mustak was killed and at least 50 people were injured during a clash that took place between police and activists of the Anti-Discrimination Student Movement in Habiganj on Friday.
The deceased is identified as Mustak Mia, 24, a PDB lineman, hailing from Tuker Bazar area of Sylhet, our local correspondent reports quoting Maruf Hossain, a coworker of the victim.
Mustak came to the town to purchase a pair of shoes this afternoon and at one point of the student movement, he came in the line of a gunshot, our reporter said according to the witness.
Local people recovered Mustak and sent him to Habiganj hospital where the attending physician declared him dead.
The agitated students set fire to the district Awami League office on several motorcycles. They also threw brick chips at the residence of Abu Zahir, a lawmaker of Habiganj-3 constituency.
The students gathered in many groups and thronged the main road of the town after the Juma prayer, witnesses said.
They locked into a clash when police were trying to reach the Awami League office to douse the fire, leaving one dead and 50 others injured critically.
The police fired rubber bullets and tear gas at the protesters to disperse them from the streets. Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) and Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) were also deployed to take the situation under control.
