Jubodal leader killed in clash in Sherpur

SHERPUR, Feb 26 (UNB): A upazila Jubodal leader was killed and his two associates were injured in an attack allegedly by rivals over establishing supremacy in Sherpur Sadar upazila on Tuesday night.

The deceased is Jakaria Badal (47), who was joint convenor of the Sadar upazila unit of the Jubodal and former assistant general secretary of the Sherpur Government College Students' Union. He was a resident of Kamaria union of the upazila.

One of the injured, Sohag Mia is undergoing treatment at Mymensingh Medical College and Hospital while the other is Ruhul (32), who is receiving treatment at Sherpur Sadar Hospital.

Badal's relative, also a Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal activist, Ramzan Ali said there had long been rivalry between Badal and local Kamaria union unit of BNP's convenor Lutfor Rahman over leadership.

The relationship between them deteriorated recently due to alleged grouping in the district unit of the BNP, he said.