Police yesterday arrested two of the 35 accused in the case for killing two Awami League (AL) activists in Gangni upazila of Meherpur on Monday.

The arrestees are Sariful Islam and Apel Uddin of Chargoal village in the upazila.

Awami League activists Habil Uddin, 60, and Atahar Ali, 46, were killed and 50 others injured during a clash between BNP and AL men over capturing a char in the river Mathabhanga.

Lalon Hossain, one of the injured, filed the case with Gangni Police Station on Monday night accusing 35 people including local BNP leaderAtiar Rahman.

The clash ensued when

AL activists led by Atahar Ali went to the char to harvest wheat at around 11:30 am. BNP men led by its union general secretary Atiar Rahman swooped on them with lethal weapons, Officer-In-Charge of Gangni Police Station Golam Mustafa, said.

Habil died on the spot while Atahar succumbed to his injuries on the way to Kushtia General Hospital. The injured are undergoing treatment at different hospitals and private clinics in Meherpur and Kushtia.

The clash followed a longstanding dispute between the two sides over capture of about 500 bighas of char land, the OC told this correspondent.

"We are trying to arrest main accused Atiar and 32 others," the OC further said.