35 hurt in B'baria clash
At least 35 people were injured in a clash between two groups following an altercation at a village arbitration at Champaknager village under Bijoynagar upazila yesterday noon. According to eyewitness, and police, during the arbitration two matbars (village leaders) -- Md. Abdul Khaleque and Md. Alamgir -- locked in a serious altercation. Within minutes, their supporters, equipped with lethal weapons, locked in clash that lasted for about one and half hours, leaving 35 people from both groups injured. The injured were taken to Brahmanbaria Sadar Hospital and Madhabpur upazila health complex.
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