A BNP leader in Sonargaon’s Noagaon Union was allegedly assaulted by Jatiya Party leader Hazrat Ali and his followers after protesting extortion. According to reports, Hazrat Ali’s associates forcibly took a cable machine and 200,000 BDT in cash from Aman, a friend of BNP leader Sanaullah, and demanded additional extortion money. When Sanaullah attempted to mediate the issue in a local arbitration, the attackers refused to return the machine and instead launched an armed attack on him.