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Football match brawl leads to death

The incident occurred in a Kishoreganj village on Saturday

Update : 08 Jun 2019, 05:01 PM

A man was killed and dozens injured in a clash during a football match in Kishoreganj.

The incident occurred in Hasimpur village of Mithamain upazila on Saturday.

The deceased, Deen Islam, 45, son of Mafiz Mia of Hasimpur village, was a farmer.

Mithamain police station Officer-in-Charge (OC) Zakir Hossain Rabbani said: "An altercation broke out between two groups of footballers when some water was splashed on a female guest. The altercation soon turned into a vicious skirmish, leading to Deen’s death.

"The body was recovered and sent to a local hospital for autopsy. The injured were also admitted to hospital.”

Additional law enforcement officers have been deployed to prevent further unwanted situation, the OC added.

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