Army man killed over land dispute in Sherpur

SHERPUR, Dec 02 (UNB): An army personnel was killed in an attack allegedly by his paternal cousins over land dispute in Sherpur Sadar upazila on Monday.

The deceased was identified as Wasim Mia, 28, son of Hashem Ali of Char Sherpur Nizpara area and posted at the 5th Battalion of the Bangladesh Army in Sylhet.

Police and locals said there had long been a dispute between the victim's family and his paternal cousins over the two pieces of land.

The rivals attacked Wasim, who came to the house from the workplace on leave a few days back, with sharp weapons when the both groups got involved in an altercation over the matter around 8am, they said.

The attack left him critically injured and he was rushed to Sadar Hospital where physicians declared him dead upon arrival, said sadar police station's Officer-in-Charge Md Jobaidul Alam.

A police team was sent to the spot, he added.