One killed, 20 hurt in clash

6 September 2009, 17:00 PM

Our Correspondent, Netrakona

One person was killed and 20 others were injured in a clash at Ataroshi village under Purbadhala upazila yesterday over a disputed land. Police and locals said, Mohoram Ali,45, was killed as supporters of Hakim Uddin and Abdul Latif locked in a fierce clash. Witnesses said, when Hakim Uddin and his men went to the disputed land in the morning for cultivation, Abdul Latif's goons rushed to the spot and attacked them with sharp and lethal weapons. Mohoram Ali died on the spot during the clash. Golam Rabbani, Abdul Motin Sarker, Hasim Uddin Sarker, Rahim Uddin, Abdul Baten and Rafiq were sent to Mymensingh Medical College and Hospital in a critical condition.