Dhaka, Nov. 10 -- A man was shot dead and two others, including one with bullets, were injured in a clash between two rival factions of local BNP in Mollakandi union of Munshiganj Sadar upazila early Monday . The incident took place just eight days after another BNP activist was shot dead in a clash between the same groups in the area on November 2.

The deceased was identified as Arif Mir, 35, a resident of Chardumuria village under Mollakandi union and a BNP activist. One of the injured, Imran, Arif's paternal cousin, sustained bullet wounds and was shifted to Dhaka Medical College Hospital after receiving first aid at Munshiganj General Hospital.

Locals said the clash erupted from a longstanding dispute between Arif, an associate of f...