A man was reportedly
beaten to death by his younger brother over a dispute arising from the fate of a tree at Matlab Uttar upazila in
Chandpur district on Friday.
Deceased Alamgir Hossain Prodhan, 50, was the son of Nur Hossain Prodhan, a resident of Fatehpur Purbo Union under the upazila. He served as the Imam of a mosque in Dhaka.
Locals said there had long been a dispute over ownership of properties among six brothers including the duo of the Prodhan family.
The victim's daughter Khaleda Begum said her father came to the house from Dhaka on Thursday night to attend religious programmes in the locality. An altercation broke out between her father and paternal uncle Shukkur Ali Prodhan over cutting the tree in the morning. At that time, the uncle hit on her father's head with sticks, leaving him critically injured.
Locals rushed Alamgir to Matlab South Upazila Health Complex where physicians declared him dead upon arrival.
Dr Koushik Hawlader, a physician of the emergency department of the hospital, said the victim died from excessive bleeding from the brain.
Matlab North police Station Inspector (Investigation) Sanwar Hossain said the body was sent to Chandpur General Hospital morgue for autopsy.
The legal action were underway in this connection, he added.
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