Brother killed over dispute on property in Bijoynagar

Bijoynagar (Brahmanbaria) Correspondent :

In Bijoynagar upazila of Brahmanbaria district, a man named Yakub Ali Bhuiyan (48) was allegedly killed by his brother due to a dispute over ancestral property. The deceased Yakub Ali is the son of the deceased Suruj Ali Bhuiyan of Sreepur village in Singerbil Union of Upazila.
The incident took place at Sreepur Barabari (Bhooiya Bari) of Singerbil Union of the upazila at around 11:00 on Tuesday, November 21.
According to family and police sources, Yakub Ali had been in dispute with his brother Ishaq Ali for a long time regarding the distribution of ancestral property.
On Tuesday morning, Ishaq Ali, his son Salahuddin, Zahid Hasan and his wife Josna Begum attacked Yakub Ali in a concerted effort to build a boundary wall. Yakub Ali’s family members also got into a fight with them. At one stage, Yakub Ali died on the spot after being hit on the head by the opponent’s iron rod.