A man in his late 40s was killed as two factions of Awami League clashed over establishing supremacy in Chandpur`s Matlab Uttar upazila on Saturday. Police arrested a man named Musa in connection with the death.
The deceased is Mobarok Hossain Babu, who was an activist of Mohanpur Union Juba League and supporter of Awami League presidium member Mofazzal Hossain Chowdhury Maya.
Four others suffered injuries in the clash and were admitted to Matlab Uttar Upazila Health Complex. Of them, Jahir, 20, and Emon,18, were later transferred to Dhaka.
Locals said there was a long-standing conflict between the supporters of Awami League presidium member Mofazzal Hossain Chowdhury Maya and AL-backed Mohanpur UP Chairman Kazi Mizan over controlling the area.
Around 3:30pm, supporters of both groups were going to join a protest rally organised by Awami League. When they reached Bahadurpur Char area, they locked into the clashes and opened fire.
Babu suffered a bullet wound and died on the spot.
Officer-in-Charge of Matlab Uttar Police Station Mohiuddin confirmed the death but did not say who had shot Babu.
On information, police rushed to the spot and brought the situation under control.
