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A farmer was hacked to death allegedly for protesting the assault on his son in Char Fasson upazila of Bhola district on Saturday night.
The deceased has been identified as Abdur Rahim Bhutto, 45, from the Kalerhat area, reports bdnews24.com.
Fakhrul Islam, officer-in-charge (OC) of Shashibhushan Police Station, said that Bhutto was attacked around 10:00 pm at the head of Kolerhat Road in Rasulpur union.
Citing locals, police said that a group attacked Rahim with sharp weapons on the road, leaving him seriously injured.
Locals then took him to Charfesson Upazila Health Complex, where the doctor on duty declared him dead.
Bhutto's family alleged that his son Amir Hossain had a row with two local men, Md Amjad Hossain and Bellal, over money. Amir was called on Friday afternoon to settle the dispute and then beaten up.
His family rescued him and admitted him to Charfesson Hospital. On Saturday, the doctor there referred him to Dhaka for advanced treatment.
Some locals, on the condition of anonymity, said that the two men had originally given Amir Tk 4,000 to buy drugs. However, Amir kept the money and did not give them the drugs, sparking a dispute.
Rahim’s cousin, Md Firo,z said that he was sitting and having tea with him at Kalerhat Bazar after Saturday evening when Amjad and Bellal came and asked Rahim why his son had not returned their money.
Rahim then spoke out about the beating of his son and got into an argument with the two men. Other people at the market calmed the youths and sent them away.
An hour later, Rahim had been hacked to death, Firoz said.
Amjad and Bellal have been in hiding since the incident and have not commented on the allegations.
OC Fakhrul said Bhutto's body was recovered after the incident was reported. After the post-mortem examination, it will be sent to Bhola.
An investigation is underway to find the motive for the murder and identify the assailants.
The killing in the wake of the 13th parliamentary elections has raised tensions in the area, with locals anxious and afraid for their security.