Narsingdi, Nov 16 (Just News): A Secondary School Certificate (SSC) examinee was shot dead during a clash between two factions of Awami League at Bashgari in Raipura upazila of Narsingdi early today.
The deceased was identified as Tofazzal Hossain Rana, son of Abdullah Fakir of the village, said officer-in-charge (OC) of Raipura Police Station Mahsin.
Supporters of former Bashgari union chairman and ex-union AL president Shahed Sarkar and current chairman Sirajul Haque, also an AL leader, had been at loggerheads over establishing supremacy in the area, he said.
As a sequel to the enmity, the supporters of both groups attacked each other and exchanged gunfire from around 9:00pm to 12:00am yesterday.
After a short interval, they again exchanged gunfire early today.
Tofazzel, who came out of his home to respond to natural call, sustained bullet injuries in his head around 6:00am during the gunfight. Later, he died on way to Narsingdi hospital, said the OC.
A tense situation is prevailing in the area following the clash. Additional police have been deployed in the area to avert further trouble, he added.
