Dhaka, Aug. 4 -- Supporters of Notun Dhara Bangladesh and the State Dialogue Forum (SDF) clashed inside the emergency department of Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) on Tuesday night after an earlier confrontation near the Jatiya Press Club (JPC), disrupting emergency medical services.

The first clash took place around 7:00pm in front of the JPC. Around 8:30pm, injured members of both groups arrived at the DMCH emergency department for treatment, where fresh violence erupted.

The repeated clashes forced the emergency department to suspend services for about one and a half hours.

According to Notun Dhara Bangladesh, those injured include party Chairman Momin Mehedi, Senior Vice-Chairman Shanta Farzana, Vice-Chairman Dr Nurjahan Neer...