Cumilla, Feb. 1 -- A Swechasebak Dal leader was killed in a clash between two BNP factions in Cumilla's Nangalkot upazila on Saturday.

The deceased was identified as Md. Selim Bhuiyan, president of the Heshakhal Union unit of Swechasebak Dal.

The fatal clash occurred at Bangadda Bazar in the upazila around 3 pm.

According to locals, there was a long-standing rivalry between two BNP factions, one led by former MP Abdul Gafur Bhuiyan and the other by BNP upazila president Mobasher Alam Bhuiyan.

A rally organised by Mobasher Alam Bhuiyan was scheduled to take place in the Bangadda area on Saturday. During this time, supporters of former MP Abdul Gafur Bhuiyan, who were passing through the area in a convoy, clashed with the other group, r...