A local leader of Bangladesh Chattra League (BCL) has been stabbed to death in Jamalkhan cheragi interstation of Chattogram.
The deceased is Asker Bin Tarek alias Ivan, 18. He was the religious affairs secretary of BCL’s Jamalkhan ward unit and a student of the city’s BAF Shaheen College.
According to locals, Jamalkhan ward councillor Shaibal Das Sumon and BCL’s Chattogram city unit general secretary Sabbir Sadek had a long standing dispute over establishing supremacy in the area.
On Friday evening, supporters of both groups exchanged intense arguments in the city’s Andarkilla area after iftar.
Following the arguments, both groups gathered in Cheragi intersection around 10:00pm and locked into clashes.
At one stage, Asker Bin Tarek belonging to Sabbir group was stabbed. He was rushed to Chattigaon Medical College Hospital where on-duty physician pronounced him dead.
Officer-in-charge (OC) of Karwali police station Jahidul Kabir confirmed the matter.
He said that one suspect was arrested on Friday night and is being quizzed.
