Dhaka, Oct. 19 -- At least 30 people have been injured when activists of Islami Chhatra Shibir and Jatiyatabadi Jubo Dal clashed over a planned event at a mosque in Noakhali's Sadar Upazila.

The violence broke out on Sunday afternoon in the area around Kashem Bazar Jame Masjid in Neazpur Union, said Sudharam Model Police Station chief (OC) Kamrul Islam.

After the clash, Jamaat-e-Islami's student front Chhatra Shibir activists took position inside the mosque while BNP's youth wing Jubo Dal activists gathered outside.

Police and Army personnel have been deployed to stabilise the situation.

The injured have been admitted to the 250-bed Noakhali General Hospital. Their identities were not immediately known.

Police and witnesses said Chha...