Farmer killed over land dispute

An elderly farmer was killed by his rivals allegedly over a land dispute in Phulbaria upazila on Sunday.

The victim is Noor Mohammad, 53, of Baruka village in the upazila.

Quoting the victim's family members, police said there had been a longstanding rivalry between Noor and his cousins Abu Bakar Siddique and Abdul Quddus over a disputed land.

As a sequel, rivals hacked Noor with sharp weapons on Sunday evening, leaving him critically injured.  Locals took injured Noor to Phulbaria Upazila Health Complex, where the doctors declared him dead.