Dhaka, Aug. 24 -- Scuffles broke out during a hearing on constituency boundary re-demarcation ahead of the upcoming 13th national parliamentary election.

The hearing began at 12:00 noon today, Sunday, at the election commission (EC) office in Agargaon, Dhaka. The incident occurred around 1:00pm during the session.

Md Ataullah, joint chief organiser of the National Citizen Party (NCP), alleged that he and his party members were attacked by former BNP lawmaker Rumeen Farhana and her party supporters.

Rumeen Farhana, however, claimed that Ataullah was not a familiar face.

"I don't know whether he came from the NCP or the Jamaat. But first, he pushed me. My people could not just sit idle after that. They responded," she added.

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