A man was hacked to death by his own brother over issues with homestead boundary in Mohishluti village of the district’s Tarash upazila.
The dead Rahmat Ali, 30, was the son of farmer Mojibur Rahman Monjur of the village.
The incident, which took place yesterday after Jumma prayers, left another brother of Rahmat – Mohammad Ali, 35, – critically injured.
Quoting locals, Tarash police station Officer-in-Charge ATM Aminul Islam said the three sons – Nur Islam, Rahmat Ali and Mohammad Ali – of farmer Mojibur Rahman locked into a quarrel in the afternoon over boundary related issues of their village home.
At one point, Nur Islam started hacking his two brothers indiscriminately with a machete, leaving Rahmat Ali spot dead and Mohammad Ali critically injured, the OC added.
Locals later rescued Mohammad Ali and took him to Sirajganj Sadar Hospital where duty doctors said his condition was critical.
