IED event in Chittagong, Hasan Gomosta Masjid, Sitakunda Sub-District area, Bangladesh on Tue 1st September 2026

On September 1, at least 30 Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) activists were injured in a clash between two local factions in the Hasan Gomosta Masjid area in Sitakunda Upazila (Sub-District) in Chittagong District, during celebrations marking the party’s founding anniversary, reports The Daily Star. During the clash, crude bombs were blasted, triggering panic among residents, and several highway vehicles were also vandalised, according to Police. The incident took place at around 1:00 pm after supporters of former joint secretary general of BNP Aslam Chowdhury clashed with supporters of BNP’s North District former joint convener Kazi Md Salauddin. Following the clash and vandalism, Salauddin’s supporters blocked the Dhaka-Chattogram Highway at Banshbaria Bazar for about an hour and a half, demanding the arrest of those responsible.