20 AL, BCL men hurt as car hits them in Sylhet
At least 20 leaders and activists of local Awami League and Bangladesh Chhatra League were injured as the private car of Finance Minister AMA Muhith hit them in Sylhet city's Shibganj area yesterday.
Some of injured are Kabirul Islam Kabir, assistant personal secretary (APS) of Shafiqur Rahman Chowdhury who is general secretary of the district unit AL; Abul Hossain, APS of AK Abdul Momen Chowdhury (brother of the finance minister); and BCL leaders Mosarraf Hossain, Jakir Ahmed and Lokman Ahmed.
Among the injured, 12 were admitted to MAG Osmani Medical Collage Hospital, hospital sources said.
The car's brakes failed while they were waiting for the minister alongside a road after the Juma prayers, Kotwali Police Station Officer-in-Charge Gousul Hossain quoted the driver as saying.
The minister was not in the car, OC added.
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