, May 9 -- year-old man was beaten to death in an attack over a financial dispute at Shankarchandra in Sadar upazila of Chuadanga district on Friday.

The deceased was identified as Alim Uddin, son of Jharu Mondal of Shankarchandra village.

Quoting the victim's brother Kalu Mondal, Mizanur Rahman, officer-in-charge of Sadar Police Station, said that Arif, son of Liaquat Ali from the same village, had borrowed Tk 14.17 lakh from Zia, son of Golam Rasul, for business purposes.

Although he had repeatedly promised to repay the money over a long period, the payment was not made. Several local arbitration meetings had been held over the issue.

A fresh arbitration meeting was arranged on Friday night in front of the residence of Shankarchandr...