20 injured in B’baria clash over land dispute; houses vandalised

At least twenty individuals were injured in a clash over a long-standing land dispute at Sarail upazila in Brahmanbaria district on Saturday morning.

According to locals, a long-standing conflict has persisted for years between Shipon Mia and Dana Mia, members of Magurhati village under Deodra in the upazila, over a plot of land.

The dispute escalated on Friday evening with a chase between the two sides and resumed on Saturday morning when both parties attacked each other with local arms, causing several houses to be damaged in the violence and at least twenty to be injured.

Sarail Police Station officer-in-charge (OC) Morshedul Islam Chowdhury confirmed the incident and said that police intervened to bring the situation under control.

Legal action will be taken if formal complaints are filed regarding the clash, added the OC.

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