A youth was beaten to death in Sadar upazila of Bogura on Monday night.
Deceased Bitol, 19, was the son of Abdul Latif, a resident of Banshbaria.
Quoting locals police said Bitol locked into an altercation with some youths of Chakmithun village in the evening while he with his friends were gossiping at Eidgah Math in the same village.
Following the quarrel, youths of Chakmithun village equipped with sticks beat up Bitol, leaving him injured.
Critically wounded Bitol was rushed to Bogura Shaheed Ziaur Rahman Medical College Hospital where the on-duty doctors declared him dead.
Bogura Sadar Circle Additional Superintendent of Police Sonatan Chakrabarti confirmed the matter.