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