Two killed, three hurt in Cumilla clash

Two people were killed and three others injured in a clash between two groups over establishing dominance in Cumilla’s Nangalkot upazila yesterday.

The deceased were identified as Delwar Hossain, 40, of resident of Aliyara village; and Saleh Ahmed, 60, former member of Boxganj Union Parishad, said police.

According to locals and police, there has been a longstanding rivalry between two groups in the area.

One group is led by Abul Khayer, a former member of the same union parishad, and another group led by Saleh Ahmed.

Both the groups locked in a deadly clash around 12:30pm yesterday, leaving the two persons dead on the spot, said Arifur Rahman, officer-in-charge of Nangalkot Police Station.

Additional law enforcers were deployed in the area to avoid further violence, he added.

No case was filled till last evening, said the OC.

Local sources said the same groups clashed earlier on August 3, 2025, when former UP member Alauddin was killed. 

Following that incident, both the groups carried out vandalism and arson attacks on houses of one-another, forcing several families to leave the area for months.  Recently, those families returned to their homes following intervention of joint forces.