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Statement in JS against Naser "false", says Kulaura BNP president

Police deployed at Kulaura as tension mounts following Saturday's clashes

OUR CORRESPONDENT, Moulvibazar
A tense situation is prevailing at Kulaura upazila headquarter following Saturday's clash between supporters of independent lawmaker MM Shaheen and BNP MP Naser Rahman, son of Finance Minister Saifur Rahman.
Police have been deployed. The Officer-in-Charge of Kulaura thana said the situationis under control.
Shaheen and nine others were injuredin the clash that took place as both the groups called protest meetings at the Choumuhana square at the same time, centring his (Shaheen) statement in parliament onThursday.
Shaheen was elected from Moulvibazar-2 in the 1996 parliamentary polls on a BNP ticket. He was president of Kulaura upazila BNP and vice-president of Moulvibazar district BNP. He was
expelled from BNP because he contested the last parliamentary election as an independent candidate, defying a party decision. The Four Party Alliance had nominated a Jamaat-e-Islami leader there.
On Thursday, Shaheen rose on a point of order and told parliament that he was "under threat of BNP lawmaker from Moulvibazar-3 (Sadar)". He however did bot name Naser Rahman, elected from Moulvibazar-3.
In parliament, Shaheen also quoted Naser Rahman as saying in a public meeting that policy of Saifur Rahman, not of Kaleda Zia or Tarek Rahman, would be implementedin greater Sylhet.
His statement angered Naser's supporters, who attacked his Kulaura office Friday night.
Shaheen's supporters called a public meeting at Chaumuhana on Saturday to protest the attack. Clashes broke out as
Naser's supporters also called a meeting at the same venue at the same time to protest Shaheen's statement.
Shaheen told this correspondent yesterday that he was attacked by supporter of Naser and that he was feelinginsecure.
Prof Md Abdul Hannan, President of Kualaura BNP, told this correspondent that his party workers were attacked by Shaheen's supporters. He also said Shaheen made a "false statement" in parliament against district BNP President Naser Rahman.
After the last parliamentary polls, Shaheen tried to return to BNP but was refused, sources said. He met Saifur Rahman at Moulvibazar circuit houselast week also. But, district BNP President Naser Rahman in a press statement said there is no scope for Shaheen to return to BNP.