Fish trader murdered

A fish trader was killed allegedly by his rival over a piece of disputed land in Dumki upazila early on Tuesday. The deceased was identified as Jalil Fakir, 45, of Chargorabdi village. There was a longstanding conflict between Jalil and his neighbour Rafiq Gazi over the land. Police said a gang allegedly led by Rafiq waylaid Jalil at around 2:00am when he was going to the district town to buy fish. They stabbed him mercilessly and gauged out his left eye near Chargorabdi launch terminal, leaving him critically injured. Later Jalil died at the upazila health complex.