Two people were killed in a clash between two rival groups at Manikgram village in Sadar upazila over establishing dominance in the area on Friday.
The deceased were identified as Farid, 23, son of Mohammad Ali and Hirok, 28, son of Aliar Mandal of the village.
Majed, sub-inspector of Sadar Police Station, said Khalil Mandal and Bachchu Biswas of the village had been at loggerheads for long over different issues to establish dominance in the area.
At 2:00pm on Friday, supporters of the two rivals had an altercation and at one stage locked in chase and counter-chase.
As a sequel to it, around 7:00pm, both the groups equipped with lethal weapons locked in a clash which lasted for an hour, injuring 10 people, including Farid and Hirok.
Later, Farid was rushed to Sadar hospital where he succumbed to his injuries in the evening and Hirok to Faridpur Medical College Hospital where he died at night.
Additional police forces were deployed in the area to avoid further trouble. -UNB, Magura
