Nine injured in BNP-Jamaat clash in Jashore

JASHORE, Feb 26 (UNB): At least nine people were injured in a clash between BNP and Jamaat-e-Islami activists in Abhaynagar upazila of Jashore on Thursday.

According to locals and police, the incident occurred between 4:30 pm and 5:00 pm. The violence was reportedly triggered on Wednesday by a dispute over a family graveyard between Ashik, a supporter of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), and Sattar, who supports Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami. The altercation left Sattar injured.

In protest, Jamaat supporters, led by union president Sher Ali, organised a rally Thursday afternoon. After the Asar prayers, the rally reached Bhatpara Bazar of Baghtia union, where verbal arguments between the two groups escalated into a clash.

In the clash, Jamaat activists included Masud Kamal, Md. Bukhari, Jahangir Hossain, and Ahad Molla were injured, while Iqbal, Khalid Sheikh, Yusuf Hossain, Khalid Sheikh and Forkan were hurt on the BNP side. The injured were taken to the local health complex for treatment.