A man was killed and nine others were injured in a clash between two groups of locals over collection of donations for an under-construction mosque in Belkuchi upazila of Sirajganj, said police on Sunday.
The deceased was Azhar Ali, 46, son of Abdus Sattar of Chhoto Saguna village under the upazila.
Police, however, detained three accused—Amir Hamza, Mosharraf Hossain, and Shahin Anowar Master in this connection.
Locals said followers of Alauddin and Karimul groups locked into an argument over the matter on Friday afternoon.
A clash broke out between the groups centring Friday’s matter before the Iftar on Saturday, leaving 10 people injured, they said.
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Considering condition, Azhar was rushed to Shaheed Ziaur Rahman Medical College Hospital in Bogura where he succumbed to his injuries while undergoing treatment early Sunday, said Belkuchi police station’s Officer-in-Charge Zakaria Hossain.
The rest injured received treatment from several hospitals, he said.
Additional police personnel were deployed in the area to ward off any unexpected incident further, he said, adding that a murder case was filed in this connection.