BNP factional clash leaves one dead in Jhenaidah

JHENAIDAH, Apr 23 (UNB): A BNP activist has been killed and 15 others injured in a clash between two factions of the party over establishing supremacy at Madhabpur village in Shailkupa upazila of Jhenaidah district.

The deceased is Mohon Sheikh (65) of the village.

Locals said BNP activists Sher Ali Matabbar and Mashiur Rahman Matabbar of the village had long been at loggerheads over establishing supremacy in the locality.

As a sequel to the enmity, The supporters of both groups were involved in an altercation on Thursday morning, said Humayun Kabir Molla, officer-in-charge of Shailkupa Police Station.At one stage, they attacked each other with sharp weapons, triggering a clash that left Mohon dead and 15 other individuals injured, he said.