44 BCL-Juba League men on remand

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CHITTAGONG: A Chittagong court placed 44 Chhatra League and Juba League activists on one-day remand in connection with Monday’s clash that killed two, including a kid.

Metropolitan Magistrate Lutful Majid Nayon passed the order Tuesday.

Prior to this, Kotwali Thana police sought seven-day remand of arrested 52 men along with Chhatra League leader Limon.

But the court granted one-day remand to interrogate 44 men and permission to quiz eight others at jail gate as they are under aged.

On Monday, two persons were killed in a clash between activists of Chhatra League and Juba League in CRB intersection area of the port city.

Juba League central committee member Akbar Chowdhury Babar and Central Chhatra League Vice-president Saiful Islam Limon locked into clash over dropping tender of east region railway.

Sub-Inspector Mahibur Rahman of Kotwali Thana lodged a murder case in this connection.