At least 26 persons were injured in a clash over a dispute about land that occurred between two brothers from the Hakimpur village in the Sailkupa upazila of the Jhenaidah district, yesterday.
Police said there had been a longstanding conflict between Abbas Ali and his brother Akter Hossain over the possession of a piece of land.
On the day, the supporters of the two brothers attacked each other with local weapons, leaving 26 injured.
Of them, 12 were admitted to the upazila health complex in critical conditions.
When contacted, the Sailkupa police station Officer-in-Charge Maniruzzaman Mollah said additional police forces had been deployed in the village to avoid any untoward situations from occurring. No case was filed, said the OC. L