1 killed, 10 hurt as fishermen clash
One person was killed and 10 others were injured in a clash between two groups of fishermen over fishing in the Meghna yesterday. The dead was identified as Kamal, 15, son of Omar Ali of Raj Rajeswar. The injured are undergoing treatment to Chandpur Sadar Hospital. Locals caught five fishermen for their involvement in the clash and later handed them over to the police. The incident occurred at Laxmimara Char under Raj Rajeswar Union of Chandpur Sadar upazila at around 11:45am. Chandpur river police outpost SI Golam Kibria said the government has declared 100-kilometre stretch of area from Satnol in Chandpur to Char Alexander in Laxmipur as a sanctuary for preserving hilsa and imposed a ban on fishing there for two months, March and April. But the fishermen were catching fish in the area, defying the ban, the SI said.
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