A clash between two groups over control of Islami Bank Bangladesh erupted in front of the bank’s head office in the capital's Motijheel on Sunday morning, leaving six people with gunshot wounds, Daily Sun reports.
Three of the injured were in critical condition and were taken to the hospital, according to the eyewitnesses.
The incident took place as the officials allegedly appointed by the S Alam Group, which took over the Shariah-based bank in 2017, attempted to enter the bank’s headquarters.
A group of officials claiming to be the shareholders of the bank blocked their ways, which later transformed into clashes.
The unrest began at the Islami Bank the day after Sheikh Hasina-led Awami League government was ousted by the mass uprising on 5 August.
A group of officials and employees of the bank started demonstrations for being deprived of official benefits and promotions over the last 15 years.
They demanded the resignation of the bank’s top officials, including its managing director, since last week when Additional Managing Director (AMD) Muhammad Qaisar Ali was forced to resign, according to an Islami Bank official.
Till filing the report, regular officers and employees of the bank were staging a demonstration in front of the bank's headquarters, while supporters of the S. Alam Group, accompanied by armed outsiders, had taken position in a nearby building.
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