40 injured in Habiganj clash over fishing

Around 40 people were injured, four of them seriously, in a clash between two groups over catching fish from a beel in Rahamatpur village of Baniachang upazila in Habiganj yesterday.

The four -- Shahid Miah, 40, who was hit with a spear in the chest; Mohibur Rahman, 25, in the left hand; and Kaium Miah, 30, in the left leg; and Jubel Miah, 15, who was beaten up -- were admitted to Sylhet MAG Osmani Medical College Hospital.

Nine others were admitted to Habiganj Sadar Modern Hospital and the remaining ones took first aid.

Locals said the two groups have been wrangling over the issue for a long time.

They attacked each other with sharp weapons following a meeting of one group which was fixing a date to catch fish, they added.

Amullya Kumar Chowdhury, officer-in-charge of Baniachang Police Station, said additional police were deployed there to avoid further violence.