1 killed, 100 hit by bullets in Mirpur as clash turns deadly

At least one person has been shot to death in Mirpur-10 during clashes.

The deceased, identified as Miraz, was shot in his chest with a shotgun. 

He was rushed to Mir Azmal Ali Hospital where the doctors declared him dead, the hospital’s doctor Oindrila told TBS.

The doctor said at least 50 injured patients have been treated at this hospital.

About 100 people who suffered gunshot wounds have been treated at Alok Hospital, said the hospital’s Dr Mushfiq Hossain.

The nearby Popular Diagnostic Center also provided medical care to 50 injured.

There have been incidents of open firing since morning at Mirpur-10. No police could be seen there, our correspondent reports.

However, locals alleged that members of Jubo League set up a barricade on the roads and they started indiscriminately firing at whoever tried to cross it.

A school student from “Amader Patshala”, located in Mirpur, was shot in the head. He was then beat up with bamboo sticks even after being shot, our correspondent said.

Locals then rescued him and took him to National Institute of Neuro Sciences & Hospital in Agargaon. 

Reaching there, this correspondent saw at least five more patients who were injured in clashes in Mirpur and other parts of the capital.