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An attack in Begumganj upazila of Noakhali, Bangladesh, left five event management workers with bullet injuries late last night. The victims were traveling on motorcycles and auto-rickshaws to film a gaye holud, a traditional pre-wedding ceremony, when they were fired upon from behind.

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They were travelling on three motorcycles and two CNG-run auto-rickshaws to film a gaye holud, a pre-wedding ceremony, when miscreants opened fire on them from behind.

The incident occurred around 11:45 p.m. in Gazitola, Maushakpur village. Four of the injured were taken to Noakhali 250-Bed General Hospital, while one critically wounded individual was transferred to Dhaka Medical College Hospital. The victims reported that the assailants used a locally made pipe gun, known as an LG.

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The attackers fired at the victims with a locally made pipe gun, commonly known as an LG, as they reached the Ramnir Hat area.

One of the injured, Nazrul Islam Shanto, identified two alleged attackers as Harun and Picchi Riyad. He suggested the motive might stem from a feud between Harun and another local man, Rayhan, and that the victims may have been targeted in error, mistaken for Rayhan's associates. Attempts to reach Harun and Riyad for comment were unsuccessful.

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He claimed the attack may have stemmed from an ongoing feud between Harun and another local man, Rayhan, and that the attackers had mistaken the victims for members of Rayhan's group.