1 killed in clash over land
Friday, 4 July 2014
A man was killed and 15 other people were injured in a clash between two groups of people over a land-related dispute in Hatibandha Upazila in Lalmonirhat district on Thursday. The deceased was identified as Alom Mia, 35, son of Majid Mia of Sheikh Sundar village in the Upazila. Police said Hashem Talukdar and Mahabbar Talukdar had been at loggerheads for long over the ownership of a piece of land. As a sequel to the enmity, Mahabbar Talukdar ad his associates attacked Hashem Talukdar’s men when they were working on the disputed land on Wednesday afternoon. At one stage, both groups hit each other, leaving 16 people injured. The injured were rushed to Rangpur Medical College Hospital where Alom Mia, cousin of Hashem succumbed to his injuries, according to a news agency.