1 killed in Sirajganj clash
Wednesday, 17 September 2014
A man was killed and 17 other people were injured in a clash between two rival groups in Dorcha village under Sadar Upazila in Surajganj district on Wednesday. The deceased was identified as Abdul Kuddus, 42, son of Sona Uddin, a resident of Chardiari village in Bhuapur Upazila of neighbouring Tangail district. The injured were admitted to Sirajganj Sadar Hospital. Police said two groups in the area locked in the clash over lifting sand from Jamuna char (shoal emerged from riverbed), leaving Kuddus dead on the spot and 17 others injured. Informed, police rushed in quelled the situation. Police also recovered the body and sent it to Sadar Hospital for autopsy, according to a news agency.