Dhaka, Nov. 10 -- A man has been shot dead as part of a feud between two factions of the BNP in Munshiganj's Mollakandi.

The victim has been identified as 35-year-old Arif Mir. Another man named Imran - a cousin of Arif - has also been shot. He has been sent to Dhaka Medical College Hospital for advanced treatment.

The incident occurred around 6am on Monday in Chardumuria village.

The family of the dead and local witnesses say that there had been a long-time power struggle between supporters of the district BNP Convening Committee Member Atik Mollik and Mollakandi Union BNP President Wahid Molla in the Shah Kamal Group, and the supporters of the union's BNP unit's former vice president Awlad Hossain in the Arif Group.

On Monday mornin...