This incident of clash took place in Boaldah village of Hatsh Haripur union of Sadar upazila at around 8 pm on Friday, 19 May 2023. At present, the situation in that area is stagnant. The deceased were Omar Ali (60), son of deceased Abul Khair of Kantinagar area of Boaldah village and Miraj Sardar (55), son of Sukran Sardar of the same area. Several other injured people were rescued and admitted to Sadar Hospital. Locals said that gambling has been going on in that area for a long time. Today, two sides clashed over a carrom board game. Omar Ali and Miraz Sardar were killed on both sides. At the beginning of the incident, there was an argument between the two parties. Later at some point a fight started between them. When this news spread among the people of both sides, the people of both sides clashed with each other with native weapons around 8 pm. Two people named Omar Ali and Miraz Sardar died in this. At least 8/10 people were injured on both sides. Umar Ali and Miraz Sardar were rescued and taken to Kushtia General Hospital where they were declared dead by the doctors on duty. Chairman of Hatsh Haripur Union Parishad, M Mushtaq Hossain Masud, told daily Azkal Khabar and Daily Present Times, “I have heard that this incident happened suddenly because of the Keram game. But I don’t know whether there was any previous enmity between them. Officer-in-Charge (OC) of Kushtia Model Police Station Shahadat Hossain told Daily Azkal Khabar and Daily Present Times that as soon as the news was received, the police were dispatched to the spot and the situation was brought under control and the police are there to maintain peace and order in the area. Two people were killed and several others were injured in the clash. The injured were admitted to Sadar Hospital. Written complaints from the families of the victims are being investigated. Legal action will be taken against the culprits at the earliest.
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