At least 10 people were injured in a clash between two factions of the Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD) over a committee dispute in Akhaura upazila of Brahmanbaria on Friday afternoon.
During the clash in the Sadak Bazar area of the upazila headquarters, the Akhaura Upazila BNP office, which is also used as the political office of local MP Mushfiqur Rahman, was vandalised.
According to police, the Akhaura Upazila Chhatra Dal recently formed a new committee, with Mobarak Hossain as president and Zakaria Ahmed as general secretary. Both are followers of district BNP member Kabir Ahmed Bhuiyan.
On Friday afternoon, the newly formed committee brought out a celebratory procession.
When the procession reached the Sadak Bazar area, a group of leaders and activists deprived of positions, led by JCD leader Tarikul Islam Rifat, brought out a protest procession from the opposite direction.
They are known to be followers of Mushfiqur Rahman, the MP for Brahmanbaria-4 (Kasba and Akhaura).
As the two processions came face to face, tension escalated and the rival groups chased each other, triggering a clash.
The groups threw bricks and stones at each other and vandalised several shops. They also ransacked the Upazila BNP office, which serves as the political office of MP Mushfiqur Rahman.
Tanvir Ahmed, Inspector (Investigation) of Akhaura Police Station, said the two JCD factions brought out separate celebratory and protest processions before engaging in a chase and counter-chase and exchanging brickbats.
The situation is now under control, he said, adding that legal action is being taken in this regard.