Archive · 29 Jan 2026
Jamaat Leader Dies in Bangladesh Pre-Poll Clashes
A leader named Maulana Rezaul Karim from the Jamaat-e-Islami party in Bangladesh died after being hurt in a fight.
The fight happened during an event where people were talking about their plans for elections.
The fight started because people from different political parties, Jamaat-e-Islami and BNP, argued over who should sit in the front rows.
Many people were hurt in the fight, and the leader died on the way to the hospital.
The Jamaat-e-Islami party says the fight was a bad act of political violence and wants the people responsible to be punished.
Maulana Rezaul Karim, a Jamaat-e-Islami leader, died after being injured in clashes with BNP supporters during an election manifesto event in Sherpur district, Bangladesh.
The violence erupted over seating arrangements at the event, leading to a confrontation between supporters of the two parties.
Over 50 people were injured in the clashes, with multiple motorcycles and plastic chairs vandalized.
Rezaul Karim was initially taken to a local health complex and later referred to Mymensingh Medical College Hospital, where he was declared dead.
Jamaat-e-Islami's president described the attack as a 'heinous act of political terrorism' and demanded the arrest of those responsible.
- Who
- Maulana Rezaul Karim, a local Jamaat-e-Islami leader and Arabic lecturer
- What
- Death of a Jamaat-e-Islami leader due to injuries sustained in clashes with BNP supporters
- When
- Wednesday afternoon, January 28, 2026
- Where
- Jhenaigati upazila, Sherpur district, Bangladesh
- Why
- Clashes erupted over seating arrangements at an election manifesto event
Jamaat-e-Islami
Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP)
Cause of Clash
Jamaat-e-Islami
BNP supporters instigated the violence over seating arrangements.
Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP)
Jamaat-e-Islami supporters were responsible for the violent confrontation.
Response to Violence
Jamaat-e-Islami
Demands immediate arrest and punishment of those responsible, calling it a 'heinous act of political terrorism.'
Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP)
No official statement from BNP regarding the incident.
- Name of the deceased
- Maulana Rezaul Karim
- Age of the deceased
- Not specified
- Location of the incident
- Jhenaigati upazila, Sherpur district, Bangladesh
- Cause of death
- Injuries sustained during clashes
- Date of the incident
- Wednesday afternoon, January 28, 2026
- Reason for the clashes
- Dispute over seating arrangements at an election manifesto event
- Number of injured
- Over 50
