Six leaders and activists of Bangladesh Awami League and its associate bodies were killed while four protesters suffered bullet injuries during a clash at Madhabdi Bus Stand in Sadar upazila of Narsingdi on Sunday, UNB reports.

Five of the deceased were identified as Delwar Hossain, 40, Chardigoldi union parishad chairman; Delwar, 38, a local Jubo League leader; Moniruzzaman Bhuiyan alias Nati Monir, 42, a Sramik League leader; Anisur Rahman Sohel, 40, a Sramik League leader; and Nousher, 40, ward-11 commissioner of Madhabdi municipality while the identity of another deceased could not be known immediately.

When the protesters brought out a procession, the ruling party supporters opened fire, leaving four protesters injured.

The injured were identified as Sumon Mia, 35; Soyeb, 41; Al Amin, 25; and Mir Jahangir, 30,

Of the injured, Jahangir was taken to Dhaka Medical College and Hospital.

Angered by the firing, the protesters and local people chased the ruling party supporters. They took shelter at a local mosque.

However, the protesters caught six of them and beat them up, leaving the men dead on the spot.

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