PATUAKHALI: A madrasa teacher was killed in an attack by his rivals over a land dispute in Mirzaganj upazila of the district on Thursday.
The deceased was identified as Abdul Mannan, 55, was a lecturer at Subidkhali Salehia Senior Madrasa. He was a resident of Deuli village in the upazila.
Local sources said Ketab Ali of the area and his sons deterred people from constructing an approach road for a mosque in the area in the morning.