Man killed by ‘younger brother’

A young man died after being hit with an iron rod reportedly by his brother at South Khani in Indurkani upazila on Monday night.

The deceased was Mohammad Forkan, 30, son of Abdus Salam of the area.

Mohammad Habibur Rahman, officer-in-charge of Indurkani police station, said Forkan slapped his younger brother Solaiman in the afternoon over family affairs.

Angered at the incident, Solaiman hit his brother in the head with the iron rod while he was sleeping at night, leaving him dead on the spot.

On information, police recovered the body on Tuesday morning and arrested Solaiman from the village.

A murder case was filed.