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Police recovered the bodies of three people from the River Dhanu in Khaliajuri upazila of Netrokona on Monday afternoon.

The bodies were recovered at about 3:00pm from the Ashalia Ghat area near Nautana, with the help of local people, police said.


The deceased were identified as Shahid Mia from Swarmushia in Atpara upazila, Hridoy Mia from Boalbari in Kendua upazila, and Rokon Mia from Bagjan in Madan upazila.

Khaliajuri Police Station officer-in-charge Mokbul Hossain confirmed the incident, stating that necessary legal actions would be taken.

According to police and local people, a violent clash erupted on Saturday (March 8) at the Rasulpur Ferry Ghat between residents of village Jagannathpur and village Rasulpur over river crossing.

During the clash, over a hundred pickup vans, auto-rickshaws, and CNG-run auto-rickshaws were vandalised and set on fire.

Several people, including Rokon Mia from Madan upazila, Yasin Mia, Shahid Mia from Atpara, and Hridoy Mia from Kendua, went missing during the violence.

To restore order, law enforcement detained around 50 people from the spot.