Chuadanga man killed allegedly over land dispute

A private contractor was killed allegedly in a clash between two groups of people over a land dispute in front of Pratigya Nursing Home in Munshiganj Jehala area under Alamdanga upazila of the district.

The deceased was identified as Kamal Hossain, 64, son of late Jahan Ali of Majherpara in Jehala village of Alamdanga upazila.

According to locals, there had been a long-standing dispute between Kamal Hossain and his relative Shadhin Ali over the ownership of a piece of land in the village.

On Monday night, Kamal Hossain came out of his house for personal work and was stabbed and beaten by several people including Shadhin around 11.30pm, leaving him injured critically on the spot.

Locals spotted a severely injured Kamal lying unconscious near Protigya Nursing Home around 11pm and informed the police. Police rushed to the spot and took Kamal to Chuadanga Sadar Hospital where on-duty doctors declared him dead on arrival at around 12am.

“The body had injury marks formed by a sharp weapon,” said Ahsanul Haque, duty doctor at Chuadanga Sadar Hospital.