50 injured as farmers clash in B'baria
About 50 people were injured in a clash between two groups of farmers over irrigating croplands at Bareura village in Sarail yesterday.
Both the groups used lethal weapons during the two-hour fight that erupted at about 7:00am, witnesses said.
Eight of the injured were taken to Sadar Hospital while two to Sarail Hospital.
For all latest news, follow The Daily Star's Google News channel. Traffic at Bareura point on Dhaka-Sylhet highway was disrupted for nearly half an hour due to the clash.
Receiving information, police rushed to the spot and brought the situation under control.