Munshiganj BNP-police clash: Jubo Dal man succumbs injuries

A Jubo Dal activist who suffered bullet wounds in Wednesday's clash between the BNP and police in Munshiganj succumbed to his injuries.

Md Shaon, 20, from Mirkadim municipality of Sadar upazila, breathed his last at Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) around 8:40pm on Wednesday.

BNP Health Affairs Secretary Dr Rafiqul Islam confirmed.

Shaon was a three-wheeler driver and activist of Muktarpur ward Jubo Dal, his friend Nahid Khan said.

At least 50 people, including several policemen, were injured in a clash during a BNP rally in Munshiganj's Muktarpur.

Shaon, district BNP activist Jahangir Hossain, 40, and Chhatra Dal activist Mohammad Tareque, 20, were critically injured during the skirmish as police tried to stop the protest rally, Md Sami, a local BNP politician, said.

The injured were taken to DMCH Wednesday night, he added.