Shariatpur, Aug. 11 -- An old man was killed and at least 10 others were injured during a violent clash involving cocktail and hand bomb explosions in Shariatpur's Jajira upazila on Monday evening.

The deceased was identified as Mannan Sardar, 70, son of the late Aliuddin Sardar of Chardhupur Charkandi area in Senerchar union.

According to police and locals, the clash erupted between supporters of Rezaul Shikdar and Tamij Kha over establishing dominance in the Laukhola area of Mulna union. The confrontation, marked by a series of cocktail explosions that triggered widespread panic, occurred around evening.

Mannan Sardar, a supporter of Rezaul Shikdar, was rushed to the Jajira Upazila Health Complex, where the attending physician pronou...