Two Brothers Hacked to Death by Rivals While Farming in Chuadanga Fields

Local Correspondent

An allegation has been made that two of his brothers were hacked to death due to a past enmity in Jibannagar, Chuadanga.

The incident took place at around 10 am on Saturday, September 20, in the field of Utholi village in the upazila. While they were working in the agricultural field, the opponents organized and attacked them and killed them.

The deceased were Anwar (55) and Hamza (45) sons of the late Khodabakhsh Mandal of Majherpara, Utholi village.

According to police and locals, Anwar and Hamza were in a dispute with their neighbor Khoka over the sale of cows. On Saturday morning, while they were working in the field, the opposing group attacked them with indigenous weapons, hacked them to death and fled. The opposing group left them dead in the field.

Later, locals took the two brothers to Chuadanga Sadar Hospital in critical condition, but upon reaching Hamza Hospital, emergency department doctor Dr. Wahid Mahmud Robin said they had died.

Jibannagar Police Station OC Mamun Hossain Biswas said that a drive is underway to arrest those involved in the incident and additional police have been deployed in the area.