Clash breaks out at Baitul Mukarram as ex-khatib Ruhul Amin tries to reinstate himself with followers; 50 hurt

Extra than fifty folk had been injured after a clash broke out earlier than jummah prayer at the Baitul Mukarram National Mosque in Dhaka between followers of most modern Khatib Waliur Rahman Khan and venerable khatib Ruhul Amim.

Ruhul Amin has been in hiding since the autumn of the Awami League govt and arrived at the mosque alongside with his followers at the present time (20 September).

The incident took place spherical 12:30pm when Waliur Rahman used to be addressing those who came to hope.

Confirming the matter, a police first payment of Motijheel zone, on situation of anonymity, said three followers of Ruhul Amin were detained to this point.

Talking to the worshippers, it used to be came across that Ruhul Amin entered Baitul Mukarram alongside with his followers and took the microphone of Khatib Waliur Rahman.

Within the intervening time, the followers of the most modern Khatib resisted the followers of Ruhul Amin.

Then a scuffle took arena between the two facets. A entire lot of folk had been injured. Many worshipers left the mosque.

Navy participants came to the mosque after receiving the info. Apart from, heaps of police officers had been already stationed in the Baitul Mukarram set. Later, when the topic came under support an eye fixed on, worshipers all all over again entered the mosque spherical 1:15pm.

After the prayers, all straight away a neighborhood of worshipers came out from the mosque shouting slogans. They had been chanting “Ekta ekta League dhor, dhore dhore jobai kor”.

Within the intervening time, the police asked them to head away the mosque set. However they stood on the motorway.

Later, military, police and RAB participants eliminated them from the set.