20 injured in Ukhia clash
At least 20 members of a bridal party were injured in an attack by the bride's men at Maddhya Inani village in Ukhia upazila on Friday. Witnesses said an altercation erupted between the two sides during the marriage ceremony of Mahbubul Alam, son of Kabir Ahmed of Rumkha Chowdhurypara and Asma-ul-Hosna, daughter of late Ekramul Haque of Inani village, over gold ornaments. At one stage, the bride's men attacked the bridal party with sticks leaving 20 injured. Badly injured three -- bridegroom's brother Ferdous, 22, cousin M Elias, 26, and uncle Nurul Islam, 52 -- were rushed to Sadar Hospital from where they were shifted to Chittagong Medical College and Hospital as their condition deteriorated.
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