Sherpur: A local Awami League leader was stabbed to death by a young man following an altercation at Charbhabna village in Nakla upazila on Wednesday morning, reports UNB.

The deceased is Khorshedul Alam, 45, son of Abdus Sobhan Miah of the village. He was the former president of ward-9 unit of Char Astadhar Union of Awami League.

Nakla police station officer-in-charge Golam Haidar said Moyna Miah, 22, son of Abdul Khan of Charniamatpur village, had an outstanding payment of Tk 180 at the shop of Khorshedul’s daughter.

When Khorshedul asked Moyna to pay the money in the morning an altercation began between them.

At one stage, Moyna stabbed Khorshedul with a sharp knife at about 9:00am, leaving him dead on the spot.

The body was sent to hospital morgue for autopsy, the OC added.