At least 16 people, including two students and eight women, were injured in a violent clash over the control of an 11-acre salt field in Cox’s Bazar’s Pekua. Rival groups led by Kala Mia, Khuilya Mia, and Ali Hossain clashed with another faction led by Zafar Alam, Abu Taher, Monir Ahmed, and Arif Ahmed. Armed assailants stormed a house in Rupali Bazar and opened fire, injuring multiple people. Attackers also set NGO worker Abid’s house on fire, firing at least 15 rounds. Witnesses reported that 20-30 armed men, led by Saiful, Sumon, Abu Sufian, Javed, Zayed, Sayed, Arafat, Limon, Farhad, Lutfar, Newaz, and Wahid, launched the attack.