Azan Ahmed Shawon, member secretary of Jatiya Chhatra Shakti in Fulbari upazila of Kurigram, was allegedly attacked by activists of Chhatra Dal on Wednesday evening at the Zero Point area of Fulbari town. Shawon, whose organization is the student wing of the National Citizen Party, was seriously injured and taken by colleagues to Fulbari উপজেলা Health Complex before being sent to Rangpur for advanced treatment.

Local sources said Fulbari upazila Chhatra Dal had arranged a show of strength that day over the formation of a full Kurigram district Chhatra League committee. Fulbari upazila NCP also called a protest march over an attack on central NCP leaders and activists in Habiganj. The alleged assault occurred as NCP members were returning after their march. In a Facebook post, Shawon named local Chhatra Dal leaders Hamidul, Adam Ali and Bijoy Chandra.

NCP convener Nazmul Ferdous Lavlu said Shawon's nasal bone was fractured and that a complaint was expected to be filed on Thursday. Chhatra Dal member secretary Bishnu Chandra Sen said he was not at the scene and later learned there had been pushing and shoving. Fulbari police station officer-in-charge Mahmud Hasan Naim said no complaint had yet been submitted by NCP and legal action would follow if one was received.