SATKHIRA: Two activists of Chhatra Shibir, student wing of Jamaat-e-Islami, were allegedly shot dead and four others injured during clash with law enforcers in Sokhipur area under Debhata upazila of the district on Tuesday morning.

The deceased were identified as Hossain Ali, 17, son of Abdus Sattar of Debhata Upazila and Arizul Islam, 20, son of Sabed Ali of Goranbaria area of the upazila.

Police and BGB sources said that the leaders and activists of Jamaat-Shibir blockaded the road at around 7:00am and they locked into a clash while the law enforcers barricaded them.

At one stage Shibir men hurled cocktails aiming the law enforcers, brick-chips, in reply, law enforcers opened fire to disperse blockaders, leaving two dead and four others injured.

Satkhira-38 Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) Lieutenant Cornel Imam Ahsan said that the law enforcers opened fire on self defense but refused the news of casualties.

District Jamaat publicity secretary Azizur Rahman and Debhata upazila unit Jamaat Amir Asaduzzaman Mukul claimed that the two Shibir activists were killed by law enforcers’ firing.

BDST: 1030 HRS, DEC 03, 2013