A Jubo League activist has been beaten to death as he tried to stop some people from gambling at Maijdee in Noakhali.
The deceased is Redwan Hossain Ledu, 22, son of Abdul Matlab of Paschim Maijdee.
Police recovered Ledu's body early on Monday.
Quoting locals, Sudharam Model OC Anowar Hossain said Redwan had a feud with his friend Rubel over the theft of a mobile phone handset.
He said: "Rubel and some of his friends were gambling around 11pm on Sunday when Redwan objected to their gampbling. Then, Rubel and his friends attacked Redwan and thrashed him severely."
At one stage, they him him on the head with a brick, leaving him died on the spot.
The body was sent to the Noakhali Abdul Malek Ukil Medical College Hospital for autopsy.
Rubel went into hiding after the attack.
Ahsan Habib Hasan, joint convener of district Jubo League, confirmed Redwan's identity as an activist of the organisation.
