AL factional clash kills 1

A local activist of Awami League (AL) was killed and 10 others were injured in a clash between two factions of the ruling party at Pirpur village in Sadar upazila of Pabna on Wednesday. The deceased was identified as Amzan Ali Mollah, 50, of the village under Bhadara union. Police and locals said two groups of Awami League -- one led by Hossain Mondal and Jalal Mondal -- engaged in a brawl over catching fish in a water body at the village on Monday. As a sequel to the enmity, the both groups locked in the clash on Wednesday evening. A chase and counter-chase took place during the melee that left 11 people injured. Of them, Amzan succumbed to his injuries at a local hospital later, according to a news agency.