A Shibir activist was killed in a clash where Jamaat-e-Islami and Chhatra Shibir members went head-to-head with the police in the Nangla area under Debhata upazila in Satkhira on Tuesday morning.
The deceased was identified as Shibir Activist Anwarul Islam, 25, son of Hannan Gazi of the Nangla area.
Nangla police station Officer-in-Charge Tarok Biswas told the Dhaka Tribune the Jamaat-Shibir activists attacked the police while they were carrying out a drive in the area to arrest some criminals around 10:30am.
He said: “We locked in a clash with the Jamaat-Shibir activists when they attacked us, forcing us to fire shots that left Anwarul bullet wounded.”
The OC said Anwarul was rushed to a local hospital where he succumbed to his injuries.
Meanwhile, three police members, including OC Tarok, were injured in the clash.
The deceased’s family members and Jamaat sources confirmed his identity as a Shbir activist but claimed that he died on the spot during clash.