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OC among four police injured in Sylhet village clash
Published : Tuesday, 13 October, 2026 at 9:03 PM
Observer Correspondent
Four police personnel including the officer-in-charge (OC) of Osmaninagar Police Station were injured while trying to stop a clash between residents of two villages over an indoor football match in Osmaninagar upazila of Sylhet.
The incident took place at Tajpur around 10:00 PM on Monday, October 12.
According to the eyewitnesses, an argument broke out around 9:30 PM between Zahidul Islam Hridoy, son of Hiron Mia of Baraya Chanpur village, and a youth named Nazu from Kadipur village over a football match at MA Aziz Indoor Centre in the Kadamtala Baraya Chanpur area of Tajpur Union.
The argument eventually escalated into a scuffle and a clash.
An initiative was later taken to resolve the dispute through local mediation, but tensions flared between residents of the two villages. Hundreds of people from Kadipur and Baraya Chanpur villages subsequently engaged in a clash in the Tajpur Bazar and Kadamtala areas, using sticks, locally made weapons and brickbats.
On information, a police team led by Osmaninagar Police Station OC Golam Mostafa rushed to the scene and brought the situation under control by dispersing those involved in the clash.
The incident disrupted traffic on the Sylhet-Dhaka highway for some time.
OC Golam Mostafa, Assistant Sub-Inspector Enamul and two other constables were injured in the incident. Some of the injured received treatment at Balaganj Upazila Health Complex.
Confirming the incident, OC Golam Mostafa said a clash broke out between two groups over a football match at Tajpur Bazar. Police rushed to the scene and brought the situation under control, he said, adding that four police personnel, including himself, were injured.
However, he said there were no significant casualties or losses among the villagers. Efforts were underway to settle the matter locally, he added.
No case has been filed with the police station over the incident.
-JS/MT
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