Man killed in land dispute
A man was killed in a clash over a land dispute at Dhoroil village under Nachole upazila on Sunday morning. The victim was identified as, Abu Bakkar, 35, son of late Nazrul Islam of Tikrampur in Chapainawabganj municipal area. Sayed Iqbal, officer in-charge (Investigation) of Nachole police station, said there was a longstanding conflict over 200-bigha of khas land and 45 ponds between one Mohammad Tuhin of Rehaichar in the municipality and Mozammel Haque of Moharajpur village in Sadar upazila. Supporters of Tuhin and Haque, equipped with lethal weapons, clashed with each other, leaving the victim injured seriously at about 5:00am. Abu Bakkar later died at hospital.
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