Sylhet: A young man was hacked to death allegedly by his uncle at Tekerghat village in Tahirpur upazila of Sunamganj on Monday night.

The deceased is Muhidul, in his thirties, a resident of the village.

Muhidul’s family said Abdul Motaleb had a long standing dispute with the family of his nephew Muhidul over a piece of land.

Over the dispute, Motaleb along with his son Shafiqul Miah and other family members attacked Muhidul and his younger brother Abu Bakkar, in his twenties, in the morning, leaving them critically injured.

Later the duo were admitted at Sylhet MAG Osmani Medical College Hospital where Muhidul succumbed to his injuries at about 8:00pm.

A case was filed in this connection.