20 injured in pre-polls clash at Karimganj


At least 20 people were injured in a clash between supporters of two union parishad chairman candidates at Bhatia village in Karimganj upazila Saturday morning.

Witnesses said supporters of Mohammad Kamruzzaman and Mohammad Tajul Islam were locked into an altercation over a trifling

matter during election campaigning in the morning.

At one stage both groups equipped with sticks attacked each other, leaving 20 injured on both sides, three seriously.

On information the police rushed in and quelled the situation.

The injured were admitted to sadar hospital and Karimganj upazila health complex.

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