In yet another instance of escalating internal conflict within the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), at least ten people were injured after clashes broke out between two factions over the party’s nomination for a constituency in Gazipur district, local media reported.

The violence erupted Sunday evening in Kaliakair Upazila between supporters of BNP’s nominee for Gazipur-1 constituency and former Kaliakair Municipality mayor Mujibur Rahman and the supporters of Ishraq Siddiqui, son of former BNP standing committee member Chowdhury Tanvir Ahmed Siddiqui, who was denied nomination.

Reports suggest that the unrest caused extensive damage, with several election campaign offices of the party and vehicles vandalised and set ablaze.

Confirming the development, Gazipur Additional Superintende

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