At least one person was killed and 30 others injured in a clash with police demanding the closure of an Ahmadiyya Salana Jalsa in Panchagarh town on Friday.
The clash between the police and a section of Muslim devotees took place after Friday prayers.
The deceased has been identified as Arifur Rahman, 30, son of Forman Ali.
In this regard, Councilor Majedur Rahman Chowdhury Iran of ward no 2 of Panchagarh Municipality said that Arifur Rahman died during the chase-counter chase between the two groups.
Meanwhile, Salana Jalsa Convener Ahmed Tafseer Chowdhury claimed that one person from the Ahmadiyya community was also killed in the clash.
However, he could not confirm the identity of the victim.
Bangla Tribune's Panchagarh correspondent said that the law enforcers were trying to identify the victim, but his face is severely bruised.
During the clash, police fired more than a hundred rounds of rubber bullets and tear gas shells to disperse the stone-throwing protesters, witnesses said. Several houses and shops were also reportedly vandalized.
Some journalists covering the violence were among the injured, reports UNB.
After the Jummah prayers, devotees gathered from some mosques in the Panchagarh municipality area and started a protest march.
Then they went to Panchagarh town staging an agitation there. At one point they marched towards the Jalsa in the Ahmed Nagar area.
As police stopped the procession at the Panchagarh Chowrangi intersection, the protesters became angry and started throwing brickbats at the police in the city's cinema hall road area.
Police had to move back at one point due to the protest procession. At least 30 people were injured.
Shops in Panchagarh town closed as the violence spread panic among the people.
The angry mob also looted around 20 houses of the Ahmadiyyas located in Ahmednagar.
Media workers were also unable to go anywhere as the police and angry devotees are stationed at different points.
Meanwhile, BGB and RAB joined the police to control the situation. At the time of filing this report at 5:39pm, angry mobs blocked the roads at various points.
Panchagarh Police Station Officer-in-Charge Abdul Latif Miah said, the situation is still tense.
Tension over the Jalsa, between the groups, has been going on for a long time in the area, he added.
Some Islamic groups in Bangladesh consider Ahmadis, also known as Qadianis, as non-muslims and want a ban on the sect's activities.