Awami League General Secretary and Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader on Tuesday said the party's conference held in Derai upazila of Sunamganj had no connection with the death of a man.
“He died from heart related complications. I request the media to not circulate misinformation about the Awami League,” Quader said.
He was speaking to the media after attending the 29th meeting of the National Road Security Council at Bangladesh Road Transport Authority headquarters in Dhaka, reports UNB.
On Monday, a 27-year-old man named Azmal Hossain Chowdhury alias Arman died and 40 people were injured in a clash between two factions of the Awami League during its triennial conference in Derai upazila of Sunamganj district.
A tense situation prevailed in the area over the conference and, during the event on Monday, two factions of the AL engaged in a heated argument over party functionaries' positions on the stage set up for the conference, said Saiful Alam, officer-in-charge of Derai Police Station.
At one stage, the argument turned into a violent clash as brick chips were hurled and a chase and counter-chase took place.
Arman was taken to a local hospital where he died in the afternoon, said the OC.
