JCD activist killed in factional clash in Ctg

A member of pro-BNP Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD) was stabbed to death and another injured in a clash rival factions at Chandgaon in Chattogram on Friday evening.

The victim, Jobaer Uddin alias Babu, 25, was a supporter of Chattogram city unit Jubo Dal Joint Secretary Mosharaf Hossain, commonly known as Choto Mosharaf, according to local BNP leaders.

Chandgaon Police Station sub-inspector Suman Barua confirmed the incident, stating, "The clash erupted between two BNP factions over control of a synthetic turf field." Jobaer was critically injured in the altercation and later rushed to Chattogram Medical College Hospital, where doctors pronounced him dead.

Mosharaf alleged that supporters of a rival BNP leader, Amin, were responsible for the attack. According to Mosharaf, the violence occurred during the inauguration of the turf court, and his supporters were targeted by Amin's followers.

Efforts to reach Amin for comment were unsuccessful.

Jobaer's body kept at Chattogram Medical College morgue for further procedures.