A man was beaten to death allegedly by his brother-in-law in Palsha area under sadar upazila in Chapainawabganj on Thursday.
The deceased was identified as Jashim, 36, son of Amir Master of Bildanga area.
Officer-in-Charge of Sadar police station Jashim Uddin said: “There was a longstanding conflict between Jashim and his brother-in-law Khairul over land properties.”
“Over the same matter, they locked into a quarrel with each other around 12:30 pm,” he said.
At one stage of the quarrel, Khairul beat Jashim mercilessly that left him critically injured.
Later, he died on the way to a local hospital.
Meanwhile, police arrested Khairul and his wife Lal Banu after the incident.
A case was also filed in connection matter.