A man has allegedly hacked his cousin to death over family feud in Moheshpur upazila of Jhenaidah district.
The deceased is Abul Hosssain Mandal, 40, son of Julifikar Ali Mandal of area and a local farmer.
Moheshpur OC Liakat Hossain said: “Abul was going to his cropland when his cousin Jewel Mandal attacked and hacked him from behind around 5:30pm on Thursday.”
He said Jewel might have killed Abu over family feud.
Meanwhile, he also hacked one Rahajan Biswas when he had tried to save Abul from the attack.
The injured were taken to Moheshpur upazila health complex where Abul died around 9:30pm. The body was sent to Jhenaidah general hospital morgue for autopsy.
Later, Rahajan was referred to Jessore General Hospital in a critical state.
Police said Jewel was mentally challenged and had tried to kill another villager Jamal Hossain a few months back.