Woman murdered

A woman was killed allegedly by rival over filling up soil at a madrasa in Pachgaon village under Rajnagar upazila of the district on Wednesday. The deceased was identified as Alekzan Bibi, 55, wife of late Jambura Miah, and aunt of Abdul Hannan, principal of MSJ Dakhil Madrasa. There was a longstanding conflict between Hannan and Abdul Basir, president of the madrasa managing committee. On Wednesday morning, Hannan and Basir locked in an altercation. In the evening, Basir attacked Hannan's house. At one stage, Hannan hit Alekzan with an iron rod, leaving her dead on the spot. Basir went into hiding soon after the incident, said Abdul Based, officer-in-charge of Rajnagar Police Station.