A young man named Selim Reza, 25, was killed in an attack by a rival in Porsha, Naogaon, in a dispute over setting a ring net for fishing in the Matikata river.
The incident took place at around 12:30pm on Tuesday, 20 October, on the Matikata river in the Raghunathpur area of Nitpur union in Porsha upazila.
Selim Reza was the son of Md Nur Box of West Raghunathpur village in the upazila.
According to locals and eyewitnesses, an argument broke out between Selim Reza of West Raghunathpur and Mostakim, 25, son of Kamrul Hossain of Jelepara village in Nitpur union, over setting a ring net in the Matikata river. During the argument Mostakim, enraged, struck Selim Reza hard on the head with a solid object. Selim Reza collapsed on the spot, bleeding and seriously injured.
Locals took him to Porsha upazila hospital, where he died during treatment. Dr Md Ebadul Haque, the doctor on duty at the hospital, confirmed his death.
Ziaur Rahman, officer-in-charge of Porsha police station, confirmed the incident. He said police went quickly to the scene and the hospital after learning of the young man’s death over the setting of a ring net. The process of detaining those involved and filing a case is under way.
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