50 injured in Rangpur clash
Our Correspondent, Rangpur
At least 50 people were injured, 10 of them seriously, in a clash between two rival groups of villagers in Pirganj upazila over possession of a big government waterbody yesterday. The seriously injured people have been admitted to the local upazila health complex. The rest were released after treatment at the health complex and hospitals in Rangpur. Locals said the clash ensued in the morning when a group of people allegedly led by Khushi Miah and Ahmod Ali went to occupy the 11- acre waterbody at Harinpur village in Bora Alampur union. The locals alleged that police did not go into action despite being informed. When contacted, Pirganj thana police said they did not know about the incident. A team will go to the area today, they said.
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