At Least 25 Injured in Clash Over Loudspeaker Music in Nasirnagar, Brahmanbaria

At least 25 people were injured in a clash between two groups in Nasirnagar, Brahmanbaria, following a dispute over playing music on a mobile phone loudspeaker. The incident took place on Thursday (November 5) afternoon in Dharmondol village of the upazila.

Police and local people said Yasin of Dharmondol village was passing in front of his neighbour Babla's house while playing music on a mobile loudspeaker when Babla objected. An argument and a scuffle then broke out between the two sides.

When the matter was taken up for a local settlement on Thursday afternoon, hundreds of people from both sides at one stage clashed with locally made weapons. At least 25 people from both sides were injured in the clash, which lasted about two hours.

Shahinur Islam, officer-in-charge (OC) of Nasirnagar Police Station, said the clash had started over playing music on a mobile loudspeaker. Between 20 and 25 people from both sides were injured in it. The situation is now under police control, he said.