A local Awami League leader was killed while nine others were injured in a clash with BNP at Chupair under Kaligonj upazila in Gazipur, Wednesday afternoon.
The deceased was Kamal Hossain, 40, a Union Parishad Member of ward No-3 of Jamalpur Union and a local leader of Awami League.
Assistant Superintendent of police (Kaliganj circle) said: “Activists of BNP and its alliance parties gathered at Chupair as a part of their blockade programme at around 1:30pm.”
The BNP activists engaged in a clash with Awami League activists when they tried to obstruct them leaving 10 people injured.
Sources said Kamal was rushed to the hospital in critical condition where he succumbed to his injuries in the afternoon.
Meanwhile, Jamalpur Union Chhatra League President Junayed was rushed to Dhaka Medical College Hospital while the injured others were admitted to a Kaligonj Upazila health complex.
Additionally, some eight to 10 shops fell prey to arson at Dalaner Bazar.
