Akhaura:At least ten people were injured following a clash between two factions of the Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD) in Akhaura upazila of Brahmanbaria. The conflict occurred on Friday afternoon over a committee dispute.
According to United News of Bangladesh, the violence erupted in the Sadak Bazar area, where the Akhaura Upazila BNP office, also utilized as the political office of local Member of Parliament Mushfiqur Rahman, was vandalized during the confrontation.
The clash was reportedly sparked when a newly formed committee, led by Mobarak Hossain as president and Zakaria Ahmed as general secretary, organized a celebratory procession. Both leaders are followers of district BNP member Kabir Ahmed Bhuiyan. As the procession reached Sadak Bazar, it encountered a protest procession led by JCD leader Tarikul Islam Rifat, who represents those excluded from the new committee and is aligned with MP Mushfiqur Rahman.
Tension escalated as the two groups confronted each other, resulting in a violent exchange involving bricks, stones, and vandalism of several shops, alongside the ransacking of the Upazila BNP office. Tanvir Ahmed, Inspector (Investigation) of Akhaura Police Station, confirmed that the situation is now under control and that legal actions are being pursued.