Sylhet, May 23 -- At least 10 people were injured in renewed clashes between residents of two villages in Companiganj Upazila following an attack on a man identified as Abul Hossain.

The tension spread in Khagail village and Gourinagar village from around 5:00pm on Friday.

Abul Hossain, 40, son of Akrom Ali of Gourinagar village and was a truck driver.

According to locals, an altercation broke out between two men from Khagail and Gourinagar villages over tying cattle at a cattle market in Khagail Bazar of the upazila. The dispute later escalated into a clash.

As a continuation of the conflict, Abul Hossain was allegedly attacked by rivals while returning home from the Dhopagul area of Sylhet at around 12:30am on Thursday night and was...