Dhaka, Oct. 4 -- A woman was hacked to death by a neighbour in Ishwarganj upazila of Mymensingh on Friday evening following a dispute over a chicken.

The deceased was identified as Rowshan Ara Begum, 50, of Khairati village under Ishwarganj union, reports UNB.

According to the police and locals, there had been a long-standing conflict between Rowshan Ara's family and their neighbours.

On Friday evening, one of Rowshan Ara's chickens went to the house of their neighbour Sakhawat Hossain, 21.

When she went there to bring it back, an altercation broke out and at one stage, Sakhawat hacked her on the neck with a sharp weapon, leaving her critically injured.

Family members and locals rescued her and took her to Ishwarganj Upazila Health C...