A Union Parishad member was killed and at least 24 others were hurt as an altercation between two groups of villagers over punishing a man for teasing a girl turned violent in Kanaighat upazila of Sylhet yesterday.

A Union Parishad member dies and at least 25 are injured when a clash breaks out between groups of villagers over an incident of eve teasing in Kanaighat upazila of Sylhet.

Police on Thursday night detained a college student at Mymensingh town in connection with the murder of his friend Muhtasim Billah Shakil.