A Jubo Dal leader was hacked and stabbed to death allegedly by rivals over a dispute over control of the sand trade in Mymensingh city.
The deceased, Md Zaman, 35, was a member of the Jubo Dal's Ward 26 unit. He was the son of Abu Bakkar Siddique and a resident of the area.
The incident took place around 7pm on Sunday near Majid Market in Madhya Barera, a residential and commercial area under Ward 26 of Mymensingh City Corporation.
According to police and local sources, Zaman was riding his motorcycle to Barera Bazar with his young child on Sunday evening when several people, including local resident Mehedi Hasan, intercepted him near Majid Market.
Before he could react, the attackers repeatedly stabbed him in the chest and hacked him with sharp weapons before fleeing the scene.
Locals rescued Zaman in critical condition and rushed him to the emergency department of Mymensingh Medical College Hospital, where doctors declared him dead.
Zaman's elder brother, Roman Kawsar, who is also president of the Jubo Dal's Ward 26 unit, said Zaman had been involved in a dispute with another group of sand traders aligned with the Awami League over control of the local sand business.
He alleged that the rival group had planned and carried out the killing over the dispute.
Mymensingh Additional Superintendent of Police Abdullah Al Mamun told Dhaka Tribune that the motive behind the killing had yet to be established.
"Several police teams are investigating the incident and trying to arrest those involved," he said.
The body has been kept at the morgue of Mymensingh Medical College Hospital for an autopsy.