UNB, Sirajganj :
A man was killed and 25 others, including five policemen, injured in a clash between two groups of people from Kamalpur village in Enayetpur upazila and Ghorashal village in Shahazadpur upazila on Sunday over a trifling matter.
The deceased was identified as Ashraf Ali Pramanik, 50, son of Jelat Ali Pramanik, a resident of Ghorasal village.
Local sources said a farmer of Ghorasal village locked in an altercation with a farmer of Kamalpur village in Enayetpur upazila on Saturday afternoon over a trifling matter.
Following the altercation, when Ashraf was returning home through Kamalpur village at noon, the villagers stabbed him, leaving him dead on the spot.
As the news spread around, people from Ghorasal village equipped with locally made weapons attacked the inhabitants of Kamalpur village which left 20 villagers injured.
They also vandalised 10 houses and looted the houses of the village.
On information, police personnel from Shahjadpur and Enayetpur Police Stations rushed to the spot and brought the situation under control.
A man was killed and 25 others, including five policemen, injured in a clash between two groups of people from Kamalpur village in Enayetpur upazila and Ghorashal village in Shahazadpur upazila on Sunday over a trifling matter.
The deceased was identified as Ashraf Ali Pramanik, 50, son of Jelat Ali Pramanik, a resident of Ghorasal village.
Local sources said a farmer of Ghorasal village locked in an altercation with a farmer of Kamalpur village in Enayetpur upazila on Saturday afternoon over a trifling matter.
Following the altercation, when Ashraf was returning home through Kamalpur village at noon, the villagers stabbed him, leaving him dead on the spot.
As the news spread around, people from Ghorasal village equipped with locally made weapons attacked the inhabitants of Kamalpur village which left 20 villagers injured.
They also vandalised 10 houses and looted the houses of the village.
On information, police personnel from Shahjadpur and Enayetpur Police Stations rushed to the spot and brought the situation under control.
