Man’s Death Not Connected to AL Conference in Sunamganj, Quader Says

Awami League General Secretary and Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader on Tuesday said the party’s conference held in Derai Upazila of Sunamganj had no connection with the death of a man, reports UNB.

“He died from heart related complications. I request the media to not circulate misinformation on Awami League,” Quader said.

He made the remark to the media after attending the 29th meeting of the National Road Security Council at Bangladesh Road Transport Authority headquarters in Dhaka.

On Monday, a 27-year-old man named Azmal Hossain Chowdhury alias Arman died, and 40 people were injured in a clash between two factions of Awami League during its triennial conference in Derai Upazila of Sunamganj district.

A tense situation was prevailing in the area over the conference and during the event on Monday, two factions of AL engaged in a heated argument over position on the podium set up for the conference, said Saiful Alam, officer-in-charge of Derai Police Station.

At one stage, the argument turned into a violent clash as brick chips were hurled and a chase and counter-chase took place.

Arman was taken to a local hospital where he succumbed to his injuries in the afternoon, said the OC.