Several people were injured in a clash between two factions of Awami League after the announcement of the list of Awami League candidates on the Khulna-Jashore highway at Railgate in Khulna district, creating a tense situation in the area.
Anisur Rahman, general secretary of Khanjahan Ali unit Awami League, said the supporters of State Minister for Labour and Employment Begum Monnujan Sufian, who failed to get the party ticket to contest the next general election, put up barricades on the Khulna-Jashore highway in front of the minister’s Railgate residence after burning tires at 4:30 pm.
On information, police tried to disperse them with the help of local leaders of the Awami League.
Hundreds of vehicles got stranded on both sides of the highway following the blockade.
At one stage, a chase and counter-chase took place among the supporters of Monnujan and SM Kamal Hossain, who got the Awami League nomination from the Khulna-3 constituency around 6:30 pm, leaving several people injured.
However, the police brought the situation under control.
A tense situation is prevailing in the area over the issue.
