A young man was killed and 10 others were injured in a
clash between two groups over
land dispute at Bakshiganj upazila in
Jamalpur district on Tuesday morning.
The deceased was identified as Shamim Mia, 23, son of Rafiqul Islam alias Nayeb Ali, a resident of South Kushalnagar village under Nilakhya union of the upazila.
According to locals, there had been a loggerheads between the deceased's father Nayeb Ali and one Saiful Islam for a long time over a piece of land. On Tuesday morning, members from the both groups locked into a fight over the matter and attacked each other with lethal weapons, leaving at least 11 persons critically injured.
Later, the injured were taken to Bakshiganj and Shreebardi Upazila Health Complex but Shamim succumbed to his injuries on the way to the hospital.
Bakshiganj Police Station officer-in-charge Sohel Rana said being informed, police rushed there and brought the situation under control.
"No complaint have been filed yet in this regard. Legal actions would be taken if they made a complaint in this connection," he added.
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