OUR CORRESPONDENT, Mymensingh

A Jamaat-e-Islami leader died last night after being injured in clashes between activists of BNP and Jamaat in Sherpur’s Jhenaigati upazila yesterday afternoon.

The deceased was identified as Md Rezaul Karim, 42, secretary of Jamaat’s Sreebardi upazila unit in Sherpur.

Rezaul was among around 50 Jamaat activists and supporters injured in clashes with BNP supporters, Jamaat leaders said.

The BNP nominee for the constituency, however, said Jamaat leaders and activists made a planned attack leaving around 50 BNP activists and leaders wounded.

Nuruzzaman Badal, Jamaat candidate for Sherpur-3 (Jhenaigati–Sreebardi), said Rezaul and two others, Aminul Islam and Tahirul Islam, were critically injured.

Rezaul died on the way to Mymensingh Medical College Hospital, he said, adding that the other two were later sent to Dhaka for treatment.

The clash erupted around 3:00pm over seating arrangements at a programme at the Jhenaigati Upazila Mini Stadium, leaving at least 65 people injured, locals and witnesses said.

They said the upazila administration organised the programme, where candidates for the Sherpur-3 constituency were invited to present their election manifestos to voters. Jhenaigati UNO Ashraful Alam Rasel was scheduled to preside over the event.

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