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Published : 03 Apr 2025, 01:33 AM
At least 25 people have been injured in separate clashes in Faridpur Sadar and Boalmari Upazilas over a game of cricket and harvesting of onion.
Five individuals were admitted to hospital with severe injuries following the incidents on Wednesday.
The first confrontation erupted in Char Chandpur village of Sadar Upazila during a cricket match organised around Eid.
What began as a game escalated into a heated altercation between two men—Badsha, son of Nazrul Bepari, and Nazmul, son of Akidul Sheikh—police said.
While locals initially mediated the dispute, tensions reignited later in the day, leading to a broader conflict between their families.
In the ensuing melee, 15 people were injured, and at least four of them were admitted to Faridpur Medical College Hospital.
In a separate incident, at least 10 people were hurt in Rupapat Union’s Mora village in Boalmari Upazila, over a dispute regarding onion harvesting.
According to Boalmari Police Station chief Mahmudul Hasan, the violence broke out around 5pm between rival groups led by Thandu Molla and Mizan Molla.
Law-enforcing agencies and army personnel were deployed to quell the unrest.
Among those injured, Rafiqul Molla, 27, a member of Thandu’s faction, was admitted to Faridpur Medical College Hospital in critical condition.
Authorities identified him as the joint general secretary of the local ward Chhatra Dal, the student wing of the BNP.
