Internal feud in Magura Jubo Dal deepened further as two rival groups yesterday held separate rallies and processions in the town, marking the 34th founding anniversary of the organisation.

The conflict in the district unit of Jubo Dalo, the youth front of opposition BNP, surfaced anew after the central body dissolved the committee led by Alamgir Hossain on May 29 this year and formed a convening committee with advocate Washikur Rahman Kallol as convener.

Angered by central committee's decision, the supporters of Alamgir, equipped with bombs and sharp weapons, launched an attack on

their rivals at the party office in June, leaving joint convener Abu Sayee al Mamun, local Jubo Dal leader Mahbub Alam Tipu, and district Jatiyatabadi Chattra Dal district unit Joint Secretary Kutubuddin Rana seriously injured.

Following the incident, Jubo Dal central high command dissolved the convening committee on July 20 to avert further incident. Since then the district unit has been running without leadership.

Yesterday, Alamgir -led faction took out a procession in the town and then held a meeting in front of the residence of Iqbal Akhter, a leader of Magura BNP rival group. Several thousand Jubo Dal men joined the rally with Alamgir Hossain in

the chair.

The other faction led by advocate Washikur Rahman Kallol staged its rally on the premises of Magura BNP office at Shaheed Mintu Road. Chaired by Rafikul Islam Dipu, youth affairs secretary of BNP district unit, the rally was addressed, among other, by Washikur Rahman Kallol, Mahbub Alam Tipu and BNP district committee leaders.

The internal feud in the Jubo Dal district unit surfaced in October last year over celebration of the founding anniversary of the party. TWo groups-one led by Alamgir Hossain and the other by advocate Washikur Rahman Kallol—held separate programmes in the town.