A Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD) leader who was critically injured in a factional clash between two groups of the BNP in Monpura upazila of Bhola, died on Wednesday night while being taken to Dhaka for advanced treatment.
The deceased, Md Rashed (27), was the former general secretary of a union-level JCD committee, said Monpura Police Station Officer-in-Charge Ahsan Kabir.
Rashed sustained severe injuries in the clash, which broke out in the morning at Nuruddin Bazar in South Sakuchia Union’s Ward-9. According to locals and police, the violence stemmed from a dispute between two factions of the local BNP over the ongoing embankment construction by the Water Development Board.
At least 10 others from both sides were also injured. Rashed was initially admitted to Charfesson Hospital, but as his condition deteriorated, he was referred to Dhaka via Barishal. However, he succumbed to his injuries around 9 pm near Faridpur.
The OC said both BNP and Awami League supporters were involved in the altercation. Rashed’s family filed a complaint, and police operations were ongoing to arrest those involved.
The injured are currently receiving treatment in Charfesson and Monpura hospitals.