A man, who was beaten allegedly by his elder brother over land dispute on Sunday night, died at Rajshahi Medical College Hospital here early Monday.
The deceased was identified as Ashraful Islam, son of Sanwar Hossain of Shekher Chak in the city.
Nibaran Chandra Barman, officer-in-charge of Boalia Model Police, said Ashraful Islam and Nur Alam had been at loggerheads over the ownership of a piece of land.
The two brothers picked up a quarrel on Sunday night over the issue and at one stage, Nurul hit Ashraful with a rod on his head, leaving him injured.
Later, he was taken to Rajshahi Medical College Hospital where he succumbed to his injuries in the early morning.