JOYPURHAT: Three people were killed and at least seven people received bullet injury in a clash between Chhatra Shibir and law enforcers in Haltri area under Sadar upazila of the district on Sunday afternoon.

The deceased were identified as Firoz Hossain, 30, a van puller son of Fazlur Rahman, Shibir activists Insan Ali, 22, and Sihab Hossain son of Iqbal Hossain residents of the area.

Witnesses said that Jamaat-Shibir men and police locked into a clash in the area at 4:00pm, leaving Sihab dead on the spot and nine others injured critically.

The injured were rushed to district Sadar Hospital and local clinics.

Firoz and Insan succumbed to their injuries on the way of hospital.

However local administration, District Magistrate Mohammad Eyasin imposed section 144 in Joypurhat municipality areas from Sunday 5:00pm to Monday 6:00am to avert further violence.

Sadar Thana Officer-in-Charge Abdur Rashid confirmed the matter to banglanews.

BDST: 2005 HRS, DEC 15, 2013
Edited by: AM Imran Ali, Newsroom Editor/M. Mahbub Alam, Asst Output Editor