Father killed after son gets into fight over badminton game

NARSINGDI, Nov 02 (bdnews24.com): A village doctor has allegedly been beaten to death after his son was involved in a scuffle at a badminton match at Raipura upazila in Narsingdi district.

The murder occurred in the Dighalia Kandi area of Banshgari union around 10pm on Friday, said Raipura Police Station chief Abdul Jabbar.

The deceased has been identified as 49-year-old Md Abdullah, a doctor by profession.

Citing the victim's family, the police chief said Abdullah's younger son Sajeeb was watching a badminton match near his home on Friday evening. Sajeeb got into a fight with Anwar, the son of another local named Ali Hossain, over an 'insignificant incident' on the playground at the time, police said.