A 36-year-old man hacked to death allegedly by his rivals over establishing supremacy in Kalia upazila of Narail on Wednesday night, said police.
The deceased, Akram Sheikh, was son of Md. Hekmat Sheikh from Char Shuktail village of the upazila.
Police and locals said there had long been a conflict between two groups led by Ansar Jamaddar and Hekmat Sheikh over establishing dominance in Char-Jaynagar village under Naragati police station. The police station falls under Kalia upazila.
On Wednesday evening, Hekmat’s fellow Akram went to a tea stall when some 15-20 people of the opponent group carried out an attack on him with sharp weapons, leaving him critically injured.
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He was rushed him to nearby Gopalganj 250-bed General Hospital, where physicians declared him dead upon arrival.
Officer-in-Charge (OC) of Naragati police station Md. Shariful Islam said the factional clash led to the killing and efforts were underway to identify those involved in the murder.