A former female union parishad member and a male running UP member were killed and at least 10 injured in a fierce clash between two rival groups of Awami League in Raipura upazila of Narsingdi over establishing dominance.
The incident took place in Nazarpur village of Chanderkandi union of the upazila in the early hours of Saturday.
Manik Mia, 55, a member of Ward 8 of the Chanderkandi union parishad, and Kalpana Begum, 32, a former female member of the same union parishad died in the clash. Both of them were known for their allegiance to Jubo League leader Rubel group.
The injured in the clash include Amir, 25, Russell, 30, Sabbir, 28, Jewel, 30, and Rabbi, 22. First admitted to Narsingdi Sadar Hospital they were referred to Dhaka Medical College Hospital as their condition deteriorated. Other injured were treated at local hospitals and clinics.
Local people said that the clash occurred as a result of a longstanding enmity between Raipura upazila Jubo League leader Abid Hasan Rubel and Raipura municipality Awami League vice president Harun Aur Rashid over dominance in the area. In the past years also the two groups locked in clashes.
In the early hours of Saturday, supporters of the two groups locked in clash with firearms and sharp weapons and at one point Rubel鈥檚 uncle Manik Mia took refuge in the nearby residence of former UP member Bashir Uddin. But the men of opponent group chased him there and hacked Manik to death.
Former UP member Kalpana Begum, who was hiding in another house, was shot and hacked to death.
Raipura police officer-in-charge Md Abdul Jabbar said that being informed the police and army quickly reached the spot and brought the situation under control. The bodies of the two deceased were sent to the Narsingdi Sadar Hospital morgue for autopsy, the officer added.