UNB, Netrakona :
An Awami League activist was killed and 15 others were injured in a clash between two factions of the ruling party in Lepshia Bazar area of Khaliajuri upazila on Friday afternoon.
The deceased was identified as Habibur Rahman, 28, a local AL activist.
Locals said, there had been a longstanding dispute between Takwa union AL leaders Kuddus and Khalil over establishing their dominance in the locality.
On Thursday, an altercation took place between their supporters over a trivial matter.
Following the altercation, both groups, equipped with locally made weapons, engaged in a clash around 3:30pm on Friday. A chase and counter-chase took place during the melee that left Habibur Rahman dead on the spot and 15 other activists injured. The injured were rushed to local clinics.
An Awami League activist was killed and 15 others were injured in a clash between two factions of the ruling party in Lepshia Bazar area of Khaliajuri upazila on Friday afternoon.
The deceased was identified as Habibur Rahman, 28, a local AL activist.
Locals said, there had been a longstanding dispute between Takwa union AL leaders Kuddus and Khalil over establishing their dominance in the locality.
On Thursday, an altercation took place between their supporters over a trivial matter.
Following the altercation, both groups, equipped with locally made weapons, engaged in a clash around 3:30pm on Friday. A chase and counter-chase took place during the melee that left Habibur Rahman dead on the spot and 15 other activists injured. The injured were rushed to local clinics.
