A 25-year youth was killed following a dispute over land in Sylhet’s Kanaighat upazila on Wednesday (4th February) morning.
The incident took place around 10:30am in Muktapur village under Baro Chatul union. The victim, Ismail Hossain Nabil, was the son of Abul Haris Uddin.
Officer-in-Charge of Kanaighat Police Station Aminul Islam confirmed the incident, saying that Nabil was attacked by his cousin, Islam Hossain, reportedly over a land-related conflict. Police rushed to the scene and are conducting operations to arrest those involved.
He added that both the victim and the suspect lived in the same neighbourhood.
Nabil’s body has been sent to the Osmani Medical College Hospital morgue for autopsy. The main suspect has been on the run since the incident, and police operations are ongoing.
Local sources said the altercation began while Nabil was filling soil behind his house. An argument reportedly broke out with Lokman, the son of Joynal Ahmed from the same neighbourhood, over the work. The confrontation escalated, and Nabil was attacked, leaving him and his mother seriously injured.
Residents took the injured to Kanaighat Upazila Health Complex. As Nabil’s condition worsened, he was referred to Sylhet MAG Osmani Medical College Hospital for advanced treatment, but he died on the way.