Online Desk : An elderly brother was reportedly hacked to death by his younger brother over land dispute at Raipur upazila in Laxmipur upazila on Saturday afternoon.

The deceased was identified as Saiful Islam, 55, a resident of Kabirhat area Bamni union of the upazila.

According locals, there had been a loggerheads between the victim and his younger brother Delwar Hossain Mridha over a piece of land. On Saturday afternoon, an altercation took place between them over the matter and at that time, Delwar threatened his elder brother to death.

Following the altercation, Saiful filed a general diary with Raipur Police Station.

Later, around 4.00pm Delwar along with his cohorts attacked the victim with sharp weapons, leaving him critically injured.

Family members took him to Raipur Uapzila Health Complex where the on-duty doctor referred him to Dhaka Medical College Hospital but he succumbed to his injuries on the way to the hospital.

Raipur Police Station inspector Shamsul Arefin said being informed, police recovered the body and sent to a hospital morgue for autopsy.

Drives are underway to arrest the accused in this connection, the SI added.