AL man killed in Jhenidah factional clash

An Awami league activist was killed in a factional clash in Shailkupa upazila of Jhenidah this afternoon.

The deceased is Kuddus Hossain, 25, son of Abdur Rahim of Shekhra Gopalpur village in the upazila.

Police said an altercation ensued between two groups of the ruling party --one led by AL-backed union parishad chairman Mafiz Uddin and another by local leader Faruk Hossain-- at about 12:30 pm over a kulkhwani programme at one Aslam Hossain’s house.

At one stage of the altercation, men of both the groups attacked each other with sticks and local weapons, leaving Kuddus Hossain, supporter of the chairman, dead on the spot.

Informed, police recovered the body and sent it to Jhenidah Sadar Hospital morgue for an autopsy.

Altaf Hossain, superintendent of Jhenidah police, confirmed the incident.