A man has been killed in a clash between two Awami League factions in Kushtia’s Sadar Upazila.
The incident occurred in West Abdalpur Village at around 7:30 am on Sunday, said Ratan Sheikh, officer-in-charge at Islamic University Police Station.
The deceased, 58-year-old Moinuddin Biswas, is the father of Islami University Chhatra League General Secretary Jewel Rana Halim.
The clash occurred between activists and supporters of Abdalpur Union Parishad Chairman Ali Haidar and union Awami League General Secretary Golam Mostafa, bdnews24.com reported.
The two factions clashed on Sunday morning and Ali Haidar’s cousin Moinuddin was wounded with a sharp weapon in the fracas.
He was rushed to Kushtia General Hospital, where doctors at the emergency department declared him dead.