Elderly Man Beaten to Death in Kaliganj

Jhenaidah Correspondent

In Maliyat village of the upazila, an elderly man named Nayeeb Ali Mollah was killed by blows from sticks following a land dispute with opponents.

The incident occurred around 11:00 AM on Wednesday in Maliyat village.

The deceased Nayeeb Ali Mollah was the son of Abdul Mollah from Maliyat village of the upazila.

Local sources said Nayeeb Ali Mollah had been involved in a longstanding land dispute with Yunus Ali of the same village. On Wednesday morning, an argument broke out between the two parties over the land in a field of Maliyat village. During the altercation, Yunus Ali and his son Alamin Hossain struck Nayeeb Ali on the head with sticks, causing him to collapse on the spot.

Upon receiving news of the incident, locals and relatives rescued Nayeeb Ali and brought him to Kaliganj Upazila Health Complex, where the attending physician declared him dead.

Regarding the matter, OC Shahidul Islam Howlader of Kaliganj Police Station said, “Police have been dispatched to the scene after receiving the news.”