15 injured in clash

UNB, Madaripur
Fifteen people, including three women and a police official, were injured in a clash between two groups of people at Kawrakandi ferry ghat in Shibchar upazila on Sunday afternoon. Witnesses said the supporters of two sea boat drivers Delwar and Joynal locked into an altercation over taking serial of their vehicles at about 1:00pm. At one stage, two groups equipped with lethal weapons attacked each others, leaving 15 people injured from the both sides. Police sergeant Asad, who went to pacify the feuding groups, was injured during the clash. Nine of the injured were admitted to upazila health complex while six others sent to Dhaka Medical College and Hospital (DMCH) in critical condition.