Fratricide
A youth was killed allegedly by his elder brother over a trivial matter at Bhatialpur village in Ramganj upazila of the district on Sunday.
The deceased was identified as Mohammad Alam, 30, son of late Syed Ahmed.
Quoting victim's family members, police said Alam locked in an altercation with his brother Nur Alam over destroying a betel-nut sapling at his orchard on Sunday evening.
At one stage, Nur stabbed Alam with, leaving him critically injured, Officer-in-Charge Md Tota Mia of Ramganj Police Station said.
Alam was rushed to Ramganj Upazila Health Complex and then shifted to Noakhali Apollo Hospital as his condition deteriorated. He died at the hospital around 9:30pm, police added.
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