A union parishad (UP) member was stabbed to death in front of his house at Purba Nayanpur village in Gaibandha’s Palashbari upazila on Monday night.
Two brothers, neighbours of the deceased, were also injured in the incident.
The deceased was identified as Badsha Mia, a member of Ward-8 of Betkapa union parishad.
According to locals, Papul Akand of the village locked into an altercation with Khairul, who was guarding the area at night due to the rise in theft incidents, as he obstructed him.
UP member Badsha came outside his house to intervene and at one point Papul stabbed him and two others indiscriminately. They were rushed to Palashbari Upazila Health Complex where the duty doctor declared Badsha dead.
Dibakar Adhikari, officer-in-charge of Palashbari police station, said they were conducting drives to arrest the main accused.
