Over 50 injured in B’baria clash amid shutdown

Over 50 people were injured in a clash between two groups of people over constructing a drain in Brahmanbaria's Sarail upazila today, amid the countrywide shutdown to contain the Covid-19 spread.

The injured were sent to Upazila Health Complex for treatment.

Police and locals said the clash ensued around 10:00am when Pakshimul Union Parishad member Molai Mia locked in an altercation with his predecessor Nasir Uddin after Nasir started digging a drain on a road.  

The clash engulfed the entire Bhuishar village, as followers of the former and present members -- armed with sharp weapons -- attacked each other. It continued for two and half hours, leaving 53 persons injured, they said.

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Police fired 38 rounds of rubber bullets and tear gas canisters to disperse the mob, Shahadat Hossain, officer-in-charge of Sarail Police Station, told our local correspondent.  

The situation is under control. Additional police force have been deployed to prevent any untoward situation, he added.