8 shot dead in clash between two BNP groups in Munshiganj, police don’t know anything

District Correspondent

At least eight people were shot in a clash between two BNP groups in the Munshikandi area of ​​Mollakandi Union in Munshiganj Sadar Upazila.

The clash took place on Friday, September 5, at around 8 pm in the Anandpur area between BNP supporters Wahid Molla and the Wazir Ali group.

Among the seriously injured, Sohel (35) and Liton (25) have been sent to Dhaka, while the rest are receiving treatment at Munshiganj General Hospital.

The injured include: Shahidul Madbar (45), Majnu Sarkar (55), Shamim Sarkar (27), Jahangir Sarkar (35), Nazrul Sarkar (65) and Sharif Madbar (65).

Masud Parvez, a doctor at the emergency department of Munshiganj General Hospital, said that all the injured are residents of Munshikandi area. Two of them have serious head injuries, so they have been transferred to Dhaka Medical College Hospital.

Locals say the clash was caused by political dominance and a long-standing dispute.

However, Munshiganj Sadar Police Station Officer-in-Charge (OC) M Saiful Alam said they have no information about any such incident.