At least 20 people were injured in a clash between the supporters of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) and the Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami over electioneering in Kosaitari area of Hatibandha upazila in Lalmonirhat on Sunday, January 25.
The identities of the injured could not be known immediately, the police officials said.
Quoting locals, Superintendent of Police, Lalmonirhat, Asaduzzaman, said that tensions escalated during an election campaign between the supporters of BNP candidate for Lalmonirhat-1 constituency, Hasan Rajib Pradhan, and Jamaat candidate for the same constituency, Anwarul Islam Raju.
They, at one point, swooped on each other over the issue, leaving 20 people from both groups.
Later, the police went to the scene and brought the situation under control, the SP said.
"Since this falls under election conduct regulations, we will take action according to the law," SP Asaduzzaman added.
The Jamaat candidate, Anwarul Islam Raju, told reporters that he was unaware of the cause of the incident and could not confirm the number of injured, asking media personnel to gather information from the site.
However, the BNP candidate, Hasan Rajib Pradhan, could not be reached over the phone despite repeated attempts for his comment in this connection.
Masin Islam Shawon/MHK