At least fifty people were injured in a clash between two groups of villagers in Ashuganj upazila on Friday. Quoting locals, police said a clash ensued between the villagers of Khariyala and Moishar following an altercation between two men of the villages over parking a CNG-run auto-rickshaw in front of a shop in Khariyala villages adjacent to Dhaka-Sylhet highway around 12am. The villagers of the two villages, equipped with locally made weapons, attacked one another, which left at least fifty people injured. The vehicular movement on the highway came to halt for an hour following the clash. On information, police rushed to the spot and brought the situation under control around 2.30pm. The law enforcers had to fire rubber bullets and teargas shells and charged batons to calm the situation. The injured were admitted to different local clinics. Additional police members have been deployed in the area to avoid any unpleasant situation. — Brahmanbaria, Feb 12 (UNB)
