Dhaka, Jan. 29 -- BNP Election Steering Committee spokesperson Mahdi Amin on Thursday called the clash between BNP and Jamaat-e-Islami in Sherpur, which left one person dead, 'unwarranted' and called for a quick and impartial investigation.

"Why did one party occupy all the chairs before the scheduled time? Why were sticks and batons brought there? And why did that party's candidate choose confrontation despite repeated requests?" he asked, stressing that these issues must be properly investigated.

Replying to journalists' questions at a press conference at the BNP Election Office in Gulshan, Mahdi also said it should be examined whether the clash could have been avoided.

He said the Sherpur programme was organised by the local adminis...