Farmer beaten to death

A farmer was beaten to death by locals at Baidhapasha village of Mirzaganj upazila Saturday night. Police and family sources said, Bazlur Rahman,40, was cutting the newly built flood control embankment to take water for his cropland from canal. He was mercilessly beaten up by locals and admitted to Mirzaganj Upazila Health Complex where he died after about two hours at 7: 30 pm.Laily Begum, wife of the victim filed a case with Mirzaganj police and six people were arrested in connection with the incident. The arrestees are Naku,25, Rasel, 26, Khalil, 30, Bashir, 28, Amadul, 24 and Sapan, 27.