A primary school headmaster was reportedly beaten to death over land dispute in Atghoria upazila on Saturday morning.
The deceased was identified as Ashraf Ali, 45, son of Abdul Pramanik of Moheshpur village.
He was the headmaster of Fulbaria Primary School and was serving as the general secretary of the upazila primary teachers’ council.
Hossain, son of the deceased, said his father had an altercation with the neighbours over a previous land feud at 7am.
“At one stage, Afzal (one of the neighbours) beat my father indiscriminately with a stick. My father died on the spot,” he said.
Rakibul Islam, officer-in-charge of Atghoria Police Station, said a police team had been sent to the spot while the details will be known after investigation.
The body was sent to a hospital morgue for autopsy, the OC added.