Munshiganj, Jan. 31 -- Two people were killed and another sustained bullet wounds in a firing between two groups over sand extraction, extortion and dominance in the Meghna River, said police on Friday.

The gunfight occurred in between Munshiganj's Kalirchar and Chandpur's Mohanpur of the river on Thursday. Kalirchar and Mohanpur fall under Munshinganj's Sadar and Chandpur's Matlab Uttar upazilas' respectively.

The deceased were identified as Russell, 32, son of Kalam Fakir of Bhasanchar area of Munshiganj's Sadar upazila, and Rifat, 29, a resident of Chandpur's Matlab.

The injured, identified as Ayub Ali, 32, was first admitted to Munshiganj General Hospital and later shifted to Dhaka Medical College and Hospital for advanced treatmen...