Dhaka, Oct. 27 -- A heated exchange has erupted between NCP Chief Organiser (North) Sarjis Alam and a former leader of the Students Against Discrimination Movement in Manikganj.

The altercation took place towards the end of the NCP's coordination meeting held at the City Dream Hotel and Convention Hall, according to witnesses.

They said the incident briefly created tension at the venue.

A video of the confrontation, which has reached journalists, shows Omar Faruk, the former district coordinator of the student group in Manikganj, engaging in a dispute with Sarjis on stage.

During the argument, Omar is heard asking: "Why is the [Bangladesh] Chhatra League leader standing behind Sarjis?"

Sarjis responded, "No one has been asked to show...