In Chittagong, hardliners conflict with police over PM Modi go to; 4 lifeless

Four individuals, who had been a part of a gathering in Chittagong of the hardline  outfit that has been opposing ties with India, had been killed and at the least 60 others injured in Dhaka throughout clashes Friday between the police and protesters in opposition to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s two-day go to to Bangladesh.
In the port metropolis of Chittagong, clashes broke out between Hefazat-e-Islam activists and the police throughout an indication within the afternoon. Reuters quoted officers as saying that the protesters tried to assault a police station.
Jahirul Islam, officer-in-charge of Chattogram Medical College Hospital police outpost, instructed The Daily Star that 4 individuals had been introduced lifeless whereas seven injured had been admitted for therapy.
Protesters show in Dhaka on Friday in opposition to the go to of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. (AP)
Hefazat-e-Islam
Hefazat-e-Islam is a fundamentalist group that has been at loggerheads with the Sheikh Hasina authorities over the previous 10 years. It has demanded motion in opposition to atheist bloggers and requested ladies to veil themselves, and its members not too long ago attacked a Hindu-majority village in Sunamganj district over a Facebook put up.

In Dhaka, the protests came about about 3 km from the resort the place the Prime Minister is staying. Among the injured had been two photojournalists of The Daily Star newspaper, as protesters tried to organise a procession in Dhaka’s Baitul Mukarram National Mosque space.

Immediately after prayers, demonstrators began chanting slogans in opposition to Modi’s arrival close to the south gate of the mosque, prompting police to fireplace rubber bullets, native media reported. All the injured had been rushed to Dhaka Medical College Hospital.
Paltan Police Station officer-in-charge Abu Bakkar Siddique instructed The Daily Star: “No one was arrested in this connection. Several police members were also injured during the clash…” No case was filed on this regard, the officer mentioned.