A man has been killed by his younger brother with a sharp knife over a land dispute in Nilphamari Sadar.
The incident took place on Monday morning (October 26) in Pathorpara village of Sonaray union in Sadar upazila.
The dead elder brother is Ketab Uddin, 70, and the accused younger brother is Abul Hossain.
According to police and local sources, Ketab Uddin and his younger brother Abul Hossain had long been in dispute over land inherited from their father. On Monday morning the two brothers argued over the disputed land. At one point Abul Hossain brought a sharp knife from the house and struck his elder brother on the neck, leaving Ketab Uddin seriously injured.
Locals rescued him and admitted him to Rangpur Medical College Hospital, where he died while undergoing treatment at around 1pm.
Sonaray union parishad chairman Nurul Haque Shah said the two brothers had been in dispute over land for a long time. On Monday morning Ketab Uddin was seriously injured when his younger brother Abul Hossain stabbed him, and he later died while being treated in Rangpur.
Nilphamari Sadar police station officer-in-charge Zillur Rahman confirmed the incident and said no one had yet filed a complaint with the police. Legal action will be taken once a complaint is received, he said.
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