A leader of Swechchhasebak Dal has been killed in a clash allegedly between two BNP faction at Trishkania in Kanchan municipality area in Rupganj upazila.
The deceased was identified as Azhar Uddin, 48, senior vice-president of the Swechchhasebak Dal’s Ward No. 9 unit.
Three others— 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 BNP and its associate bodies was held at the Ward No. 9 office on Friday evening.
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.
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At one stage, Rajib and his associates allegedly attacked Sabuj and Azhar with punches.
Azhar fell to the ground after being critically injured.
He was taken to a nearby hospital in critical condition where 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.