One person was killed and 25 others were injured in violent clashes between the activists of Awami League and Bangladesh Nationalist Party at Aruakandi village of sadar upazila on Sunday.
The clash was a sequel to fierce rivalries between local AL leader Altaf Hossain and BNP's Liakat Hossain in the area since the union parishad polls.
An AL-backed candidate was elected chairman of Mugi union parishad in the polls held on June 5.
The deceased, Momrez Ali, 55, was an activist of Awami League. Ten of the injured – Bablu Hossain, Kamrul Islam, Batiar Rahman, Alamgir Hossain, Babar Ali, Emamul, Piqlu, Miraz, Dola Mia and Wahab Mandal – were admitted to Magura sader hospital.
During the fighting at least 12 houses were ransacked with both the groups using lethal weapons.
Source : New Age
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