At least five people were injured in a clash between two rival groups of Jubo League at Basurhat in Sadar upazila on Sunday morning.
Police and witnesses said Jubo League Charshahi union unit convenor Morshed Alam and its leader Mamun had long been at loggerheads over establishing supremacy in the area.
The clash ensued when a group of people led by Bablu, brother of Morshed, beat up Arif Hossain, a Jubo League activist of the Mamun-led faction, on Saturday night.
As a sequel to that, a chase and counter-chase took place during the melee when both the groups exchanged several gunshots in the morning, leaving five people injured, including three with bullets.
Informed, police rushed to the spot and brought the situation under control.
Additional police members were deployed in the area.
Critically injured Mannan was admitted to Noakhali General Hospital and the rest to Laxmipur Sadar Hospital. -UNB, Laxmipur
