A clash between two BNP factions resulted in the death of Md. Selim Bhuiyan (45), president of the Swechchhasebak Dal in Heshakhal Union. The violence erupted around 3 PM when a motorcade supporting former BNP MP Gafur Bhuiyan passed near a rally venue organized by Upazila BNP president Mobashwer Alam. Several people were injured, and one person was killed. Party activists claim that the deceased was a supporter of Gafur Bhuiyan.