At least five people were hacked and injured in a clash between two factions of Jatiotabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD) over establishing dominance in Pirojpur on Tuesday evening.
The incident took place at around 7pm in front of Sundarban Courier Service in the Old Bus Stand area of the town. Following the incident, police detained one person, identified as Md Nafis, expelled former joint convener of Pourashava JCD.
The injured were identified as Jihad Matubbar, son of Mijan Matubbar of Zianagar upazila; Naim, son of Mahidul of Jujkhola village under Pirojpur Sadar upazila; Shan of Machimpur village; Tashfi, son of Mithu of Kalibari area; and Nirob, son of Awal of Shikarpur village.
According to police, a faction of JCD launched an attack on another faction over establishing supremacy in the area, leaving five people from both sides injured. Seriously injured Jihad was sent to Khulna Medical College Hospital for treatment.
Salauddin Kumar, president of Pirojpur district JCD, said he was in Dhaka and had heard about the incident. He added that if anyone from Chhatra Dal was found involved, organisational action would be taken against them.
