Farmer beaten to death
A farmer of Birganj upazila has been beaten to death as he allegedly failed to pay the irrigation water bill. A case was filed with Birganj police station yesterday in this regard. Police said victim Dinesh Barman, 45, son of Meghnal Barman of village Ratinathpur bought water from neighbour Md Nuruzzaman for preparing seedbeds last month. Despite repeated request Dinesh did not pay the water bill. On Wednesday morning a gang led by Nuruzzaman beat up Dinesh. The villagers rescued and hospitalised Dinesh but he died at night.
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