Dhaka, Nov. 7 -- The Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) has confirmed the arrest of three people in connection with clashes between the rival factions of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) in Chattogram's Raozan Upazila that left five people shot.

The arrests were made early on Friday in the Chandanpura area under the Chawkbazar Police Station in the port city.

The detainees are Istiak Chowdhury Ovi (38), Md Jony (38), and Mahmudul Haque Jacky (35). Ovi is the general secretary of the Raozan Upazila unit of Jatiyatabadi Jubo Dal, the youth front of the BNP.

RAB-7 Commanding Officer Lt Col Hafizur Rahman said three were arrested with a foreign-made pistol in their possession. The firearm, seized with a magazine and four rounds of bullets,...