The police have arrested an Awami League leader after a youth was shot dead during a factional clash in Kalia upazila of the district on Tuesday.
The deceased is Enamul Haque Sheikh,30,son of Walier Rahman Sheikh, of Kunjupur village under Baranal-Eliachabad union.
Confirming the death, Kalia police station OC Mohammad Motier Rahman said: “The police have arrested local AL leader and also the UP Chairman Monirul Islam for his involvement in the killing.”
Locals said the followers of local Awami League leaders Monirul Islam and Nazrul Islam locked into the clash in the morning, following an altercation over Perkhali High School managing committee’s chairman election.
Members of both the groups were equipped with lethal weapons during the clash, which left Enamul dead and 20 others injured, said witnesses.
The injured have been admitted at Kalia Upazila Health Complex and different local clinics.
The OC said: “Enamul received bullets and died on the spot after the supporters of Monirul opened fire on the followers of Nazrul.”
Being informed, Narail Superintendent of Police Sarder Raqibul Islam along with other top-level officials visited the spot.
Additional police have been deployed in the area to avert further clash, said the SP.
“The situation is under control now.”