, Dec. 5 -- At least eight people, including a woman, were injured in clashes between two factions of the BNP in Gazaria on Friday evening over the party's nomination for the Munshiganj-3 constituency. Several vehicles and a private office were vandalised during the violence, prompting authorities to deploy additional police as tension gripped the area.

Upazila Nirbahi Officer (UNO) Mahmudul Hasan visited the spot and urged all sides to maintain peaceful coexistence.

The clash erupted around Jamaldi Bus Stand area in Hossendi Union. Two of the injured-Swadhin, 28, and Saidul, 25-were critically hurt and shifted to Dhaka Medical College Hospital. The others, including Shirina Begum, 46, Delwar, 49, Mostafa, 48, Sujon, 23, Asif Mir, 19, a...