Land dispute kills 1 in Madaripur

A person has been killed and 15 others have been injured in a clash between two groups of villagers over land property at Akalborish village under Kalkini upazila in Madaripur.

The deceased was identified as Shahjahan Talukdar, 40, son of Rashed Talukdar of the village.

Shahjahan, who was injured in a clash, succumbed to his injuries early Sunday.

Police said there was a long dispute between Abul Hossain Bepari and Shahjahan Talukdar over a land property.

Following the same matter, they got into an altercation that triggered a clash between the groups of Saturday evening, leaving 16 people injured.

Later, Shahjahan was rushed to Kalkini Upazila Health Complex where he succumbed to his injuries around 3am on Sunday.

Officer-in-Charge of Kalkini Police Station Nazmul Huda confirmed the incident.

He said the previous enmity might be the reason of the killing.