A local leader of Swechchhasebak Dal has been killed in a clash allegedly between two groups of BNP Narayanganj’s Rupganj.
The deceased was identified as Azhar Uddin, 48, senior vice-president of Ward No. 9 unit under the Kanchan municipality unit Swechchhasebak Dal.
Three individuals – Sabuj, Ripon and Emrat – were injured in the clash and are receiving treatment at a local hospital.
Local sources said an internal discussion meeting of the BNP and its associate bodies was held at the Ward No. 9 office in Trishkania area of Kanchan municipality on Friday evening, January 30.
During the meeting, an argument broke out between Ward Swechchhasebak Dal president Sabuj and Jubo Dal activist Rajib Hossain over the placement of names in a programme list.
At one stage, Rajib and his associates allegedly punched Sabuj and Azhar. Azhar fell to the ground after being critically injured.
He was taken to a nearby hospital in critical condition, where the on-duty doctors declared him dead.
Rupganj police station officer-in-charge, Shabzel Hossain, said Azhar was killed during a scuffle stemming from a dispute over name placement in a party programme.
The body has been sent to the morgue, he said.
Source: UNB