1 killed, 50 hurt in clash

A man was killed in gunfire and 50 others, including 12 cops, were injured in a fierce clash between the people of two villages in Kotiadi upazila on Sunday. The deceased was identified as Amin, 25, son of Hasan Uddin of Shahagram village. Police said people of Shahagram and Durgapur villages equipped with firearms and lethal weapons locked in a bloody clash at noon over establishing supremacy at the local Gachihata Bazaar. At one stage, Amin was shot dead by their opponents. On information, police rushed to the spot but the villagers threw brickbats on them injuring 12 police men, including ASP Azbahar Ali Sheikh. Police also arrested nine people from the spot. Of the injured villagers, 25 were admitted to different hospitals and clinics. Police also sent the body of Amin to Sadar Modern Hospital morgue for autopsy.