OUR CORRESPONDENT, Gazipur

A man was hacked to death and three others were injured in a clash over land dispute in the Gazipur metropolitan area early yesterday.

The incident occurred around 1:00am in the Palerpara area under Basan Police Station in Ward-16.

The deceased was identified as Chan Mia, 65, a local resident.

The injured -- Md Joynal, Amena, and Munni of the same area -- are currently undergoing treatment at Shaheed Tajuddin Ahmad Medical College Hospital in Gazipur. Among them, Amena’s condition is critical.

According to the case statement, a local man named Md Hasib was being assaulted over a land dispute when Joynal and his uncle Chan Mia had intervened and drove the attackers away.

Enraged, the attackers -- led by Ayat Ali -- later returned with locally-made weapons and launched another attack at Joynal’s house. They hacked Joynal and Chan Mia, as well as their family members.

Locals rescued and rushed them to hospital. Chan Mia died on the way.

Chan Mia’s son Hossain Ali, 47, later filed a case with Basan Police Station accusing 13 named individuals, including Ayat Ali, 40, and 10 other unidentified people. “All are local residents,” said Harun-or-Rashid, officer-in-charge of the station.