, Feb. 27 -- A man was beaten to death in Faridpur on Friday morning following a dispute over setting up a rope at the entrance of a house in the Goalkhamat area of the town.

The incident occurred at Molla Bari Road, with the victim's younger brother also seriously injured.

The deceased was identified as Jewel Ahmed, son of late Monir Uddin and a resident of the area. His younger brother, Sohel Ahmed, sustained critical injuries and is currently undergoing treatment.

According to family members and local residents, a long-standing dispute existed between Jewel's family and the family of scrap trader Md Sarfaraz, a Bihari (non-Bengali) resident of the area.

Witnesses said that on Friday morning, members of Sarfaraz's family were settin...