A local leader of Swechchhasebak League was killed and at least 7 people were injured in a clash between two groups over a land dispute at Nagarpur upazila in Tangail on Thursday.
The deceased was Rajib Hossain, 30, son of freedom fighter Alam Mia, of Bhadra village and senior vice-president of Bhadra union Swechchhasebak League.
The injured were admitted to the upazila health complex.
H M Jasim Uddin, officer-in-charge of the Nagarpur police station, said that there had been enmity between Azahar and Rajib over the land boundary for a long.
As a sequel to the enmity, the supporters of both groups locked into a quarrel in the morning.
At one point, Azahar and his family members attacked Rajib with sharp weapons. When Rajib鈥檚 family members tried to stop them, they were also hacked and injured.
Later, the injured were rescued and taken to Manikganj鈥檚 Daulatpur Upazila Health Complex, where doctors declared Rajib dead, said the OC.
