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1 killed, 10 hurt in AL factional clashes

A 19-year-old man was killed and at least 10 others were injured in clashes between two factions of the Awami League in Narsingdi's Raipura upazila over the dominance of an area.

The deceased was identified as Alamgir Hossain, a resident of Bashgari village under the same upazila, said Md Adil Mahmud, officer-in-charge (OC) of Raipura Police Station.

OC Adil initially said two people had been killed in the clashes but later revised it to one death. He explained that since the location is remote, locals first reported two fatalities. However, the police team found one body at the scene.

Locals and police said there was a long-standing dispute between Bashgari Union Parishad's former chairman Ashraful Haque Sarkar and the incumbent Chairman Zakir Hasan Ratul.

Both of them are affiliated with the Awami League but none holds any post in the party, said OC Adil.

Quoting locals, police said followers of Ashraful had been out of the area for the last few months.

The clashes erupted around 6:00am yesterday when Ashraful's followers were trying to enter the area and Zakir's supporters tried to stop them.

The clashes continued for around five hours, leaving at least 11 persons injured. Of them, critically injured Alamgir was taken to Narsingdi Sadar Hospital where doctors declared him dead, said OC Adil.

Contacted, the hospital's Resident Medical Officer Mahmudul Kabir Bashar said Alamgir was brought dead to the hospital around 11:10am.

The other injured people were being treated in hospitals in Raipura and Narsingdi, said police.

Contacted, Zakir claimed that none of his followers was involved in the violence.

Ashraful could not be contacted over the phone despite repeated attempts.

Clashes between the two groups erupted again at around 4:00pm and the clash continued for around half an hour, OC Adil told The Daily Star.

It could not be known immediately whether any more people were injured in the second round of violence.

Raipura Upazila Nirbahi Officer Masud Rana said in the evening, "The area where the clashes took place is very remote The situation is still out of control. So far, we can confirm one death and two others critically injured."

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1 killed, 10 hurt in AL factional clashes

A 19-year-old man was killed and at least 10 others were injured in clashes between two factions of the Awami League in Narsingdi's Raipura upazila over the dominance of an area.

The deceased was identified as Alamgir Hossain, a resident of Bashgari village under the same upazila, said Md Adil Mahmud, officer-in-charge (OC) of Raipura Police Station.

OC Adil initially said two people had been killed in the clashes but later revised it to one death. He explained that since the location is remote, locals first reported two fatalities. However, the police team found one body at the scene.

Locals and police said there was a long-standing dispute between Bashgari Union Parishad's former chairman Ashraful Haque Sarkar and the incumbent Chairman Zakir Hasan Ratul.

Both of them are affiliated with the Awami League but none holds any post in the party, said OC Adil.

Quoting locals, police said followers of Ashraful had been out of the area for the last few months.

The clashes erupted around 6:00am yesterday when Ashraful's followers were trying to enter the area and Zakir's supporters tried to stop them.

The clashes continued for around five hours, leaving at least 11 persons injured. Of them, critically injured Alamgir was taken to Narsingdi Sadar Hospital where doctors declared him dead, said OC Adil.

Contacted, the hospital's Resident Medical Officer Mahmudul Kabir Bashar said Alamgir was brought dead to the hospital around 11:10am.

The other injured people were being treated in hospitals in Raipura and Narsingdi, said police.

Contacted, Zakir claimed that none of his followers was involved in the violence.

Ashraful could not be contacted over the phone despite repeated attempts.

Clashes between the two groups erupted again at around 4:00pm and the clash continued for around half an hour, OC Adil told The Daily Star.

It could not be known immediately whether any more people were injured in the second round of violence.

Raipura Upazila Nirbahi Officer Masud Rana said in the evening, "The area where the clashes took place is very remote The situation is still out of control. So far, we can confirm one death and two others critically injured."

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