80 hurt in clash over extortion in Bhairab
At least 80 people including five women were injured, 35 of them critically, in a clash between two groups at Manikdi village in Bhairab upazila in Kishoregonj district Monday night over toll collection from fishermen.
Sporadic clashes between the groups led by Golap and Angur continued for the whole night.
Nine of the injured have been taken to Dhaka Medical College Hospital in critical condition. They are Tofazzal, Rajon, Bachchu Mian, Mizan, Sohag, Rahima, Sohel and Rokonuddin. Twenty-three others have been admitted to Bajitpur Jahurul Islam Medical College Hospital.
Police and witnesses said rival Golap and Angur groups used to extort toll from fisherman in Gorautra river.
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