Lawyer killed
Tangail Bar demands speedy trial of culprits
A lawyer was murdered allegedly by his cousin over land dispute in Ghatail upazila on Saturday afternoon.
The deceased is Farzin Ahmed Farhad, 35, son of Hafiz Uddin of Betuapara village under Sagardighi union.
Quoting family members, Mosharaf Hossain, investigation officer of Sagardighi Police Outpost, said Farhad, a lawyer of Tangail District and Sessions Judge's Court, went to his village home on Saturday to spend holiday.
Farhad had a dispute over lands with his cousin Rubel Miah, 25, who lives in the same house for long, he said.
Rubel asked Farhad for some money while he was taking lunch at 4:00pm so that he can live with his wife at other place, Mosharaf said.
Rubel hacked Farhad with a chopper as he refused to give the money, leaving him seriously injured.
Farhad was rushed to Sakhipur Upazila Health Complex where on-duty doctors declared him dead, the investigation officer said.
Police arrested Rubel Miah, he added.
Meanwhile, lawyers in the district yesterday demanded exemplary punishment to the killers of Farhad.
Members of Tangail Bar Association at a rally on the Judge Court premises yesterday condemned the killing and demanded speedy trial of the culprits.