Dhaka, March 21 -- A violent clash between Awami League (AL) and BNP activists over establishing dominance in a remote char under Raipura upazila of Narsingdi left two people dead and 10 others injured early Friday.

The deceased Amin, 23, son of Khorshed Mia, Bashar, 35, son of Barek Haji, were said to be followers of the AL, with Amin sustaining gunshots.

Police and locals said there had long been a dispute between freedom fighter Abdur Salam Mia, also AL president of the ward No-9 unit of Chanpur union, his ally Sohag, joint secretary of the union AL and rival Samsu Member, president of the union BNP, reports UNB.

Earlier, Salam and Sohag's supporters had driven Samsu Member and his followers away from the area when their party was i...