Bangladesh, Aug. 27 -- At least five people have reportedly been injured in a clash between activists of the BNP and Jamaat-e-Islami and its student wing, Islami Chhatra Shibir, in Chattogram's Banshkhali.

The violence sparked over an incident at the field of Darul Islah Madrasah in Baharchara Union. The two sides then clashed in the local Mosharraf Ali Bazar area.

Saiful Islam, chief of Banshkhali Police Station, said that tensions were running high between the two sides in connection with a recruitment drive by Shibir at Darul Islah Madrasa.

Police say the two sides faced off carrying rods and sticks over a power struggle in the area, and began throwing brickbats.

"When the incident was reported, we removed the two sides from the ar...