OUR CORRESPONDENT, Brahmanbaria

Two people, including the imam of a mosque, were killed and over 100 others injured in violent clashes in Nasirnagar upazila of Brahmanbaria district yesterday.

Inspector Abul Kalam Azad, in charge of Chatalpar Investigation Centre, confirmed the deaths and described the situation as “still volatile.” He added that police have yet to reach the site in full force and stop the violence, as it is in a very remote area.

Brahmanbaria Superintendent of Police Shah Md Abdur Rauf said during the clash, Habibullah, the local mosque’s imam, was injured by a spear and later died at the Ashtagram Upazila Health Complex in nearby Kishoreganj district. Akhtar Mia, the other deceased, was also injured by a spear and died on the spot; his body remains at the scene.

The clashes are linked to a longstanding dispute between supporters of BNP leader and newly elected MP Rahim Talukdar and those of defeated independent candidate Kamruzzaman Mamun.

While Akhtar Mia was a supporter of Rahim Talukdar, Habibullah was a supporter of Kamruzzaman Mamun.

According to police and locals, the violence erupted last morning in Goalnagar union, a remote area surrounded by rivers, when rival groups attacked each other with local weapons, including spears, bows and arrows.

Witnesses said the clash appeared premeditated, with both sides reportedly mobilising supporters from nearby villages. The fighting quickly spread across multiple villages in the union.

Doctors at Nasirnagar Upazila Health Complex said

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