At least ten people were injured in a clash between activists of the BNP and Jamaat-e-Islami in Monpura upazila of Bhola on Friday morning. The incident occurred in Ward 3 of Uttar Sakuchia Union during election campaigning. Police and naval personnel arrived at the scene and brought the situation under control after about one and a half hours. Several of the injured were admitted to Monpura Upazila Health Complex.

Witnesses said the clash began when Jamaat supporters went for campaign activities near the house of a local BNP leader, prompting objections from BNP activists. The altercation escalated into violence, injuring a local journalist and members of both groups. Jamaat’s union secretary Abdur Rahim claimed six of their workers were hurt, three seriously, while BNP’s joint general secretary Abdur Rahim Farazi said both sides engaged in scuffles during campaigning.

Monpura police officer-in-charge Sheikh Farid Uddin stated that no written complaint had been filed yet, but legal action would follow if one is received.