Three killed in clash over land dispute in Kurigram
Rival groups use local weapons to attack each other, police say
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Three people, including a woman, were killed in a clash between two groups over a land dispute in Kurigram's Nageshwari upazila this afternoon.
The deceased were identified as Ershad, Kulsum and Altaf Hossain, said Rezaul Karim Reza, officer-in-charge of Nageshwari Police Station.
For all latest news, follow The Daily Star's Google News channel. The clash erupted when members of rival groups attacked each other with local weapons during an argument over a piece of disputed land at Haila village under Santoshpur union, the OC said.
The bodies were sent to the hospital morgue for autopsy.
Police have been deployed in the area to prevent deterioration of law and order, he added.
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