Four people were killed and 20 others injured in a clash between two groups of villagers over a trifling matter at Hasnabaz village in Shantiganj upazila of Sunamganj district on Monday.
The deceased were identified as Babul Mia, 58, son of Sufi Mia, Nurul Islam, 42, Nurul Haque, 32 and Md Shahjahan, 36, son of Abdul Basit of the village.
Khaled Chowdhury, officer-in-charge of Shantiganj Police Station, said a man from Hasnabaz village donated a jackfruit to a local mosque.
Later, Dwin Islam and his supporters locked into an altercation with Sunu Mia and Junab Ali over an attempt to sell the jackfruit.
They attacked each other with sharp weapons, leaving two dead on the spot and 21 others injured.
Of the injured Shahjahan died on the way to the hospital.
Later, another injured victim Nurul succumbed to his injuries at Sadar Hospital in the afternoon, said Rafiqul Islam, resident medical officer of the hospital.
On information, police rushed to the spot and brought the situation under control. Police also arrested three people on the spot.
