Factional feud leaves AL man dead in Bogra

A clash between two factions of the ruling party in Chalitabari of Bogra left a local Awami League leader dead last night.

Deceased Moazzem Hossain, 55, was the vice-president of ward-7 of AL's Shakharia union unit.

He was the son of Afzal Hossain of the same village.

Police source said two groups of ruling party men led by upazila AL organising secretary Tarajul and former Bangladesh Chhatra League leader Ujjal locked in a clash over establishing supremacy in the area around 8:00pm.

Several shots were fired by both sides during the clash and Moazzem was caught in the crossfire, the sources claimed.

It was not clear who shot Moazzem.

Police reaching the spot arrested four people, including Ujjal.

The body was sent to Shaheed Ziaur Rahman Medical College morgue for an autopsy.

Tarajul blamed the men of Ujjal for Moazzem getting killed while relatives of Uzzal denied his involvement in the killing.

Police refused to disclose the names of the other three arrestees.