Jubo League activist killed in Chuadanga

A  Jubo League activist was killed in a clash between two factions of the ruling party's youth wing at Dingedah area in Chuadanga Sadar upazila last night.

The dead is Azizul Islam, 35.

Chuadanga Sadar Police Station's Officer-in-Charge Saiful Islam told The Daily Star that two factions – one led by district unit Jubo League convener Obaidur Rahman and another by Naim Joarder -- locked in an altercation over establishing supremacy in the locality around 7:30pm.

Azizul was a follower of Naim's group. During the clash, Obaidur's men hacked him with sharp weapons, leaving him critically injured, locals said.

He was rushed to Chuadanga Sadar Hospital where doctors declared him dead.