A Jamaat-e-Islami leader was hacked to death in Bagerhat’s Chitalmari upazila on Thursday morning following a dispute over buying juice. The victim, Mujahid Molla, was the president of Jamaat’s Ward No. 3 and a resident of Hijla village. According to local sources, an argument broke out between Mujahid and a man named Baizid at a shop, which escalated into a violent clash. Baizid allegedly attacked Mujahid with a sharp scissor, leaving him critically injured. Locals took Mujahid to the hospital, where doctors declared him dead.

Chitalmari Police Station Officer-in-Charge Md. Nazrul Islam said that after the incident, locals vandalized Baizid’s house and beat him. Police later detained Baizid and visited the scene. The body is being sent for autopsy, and legal proceedings are underway.

Authorities have initiated an investigation into the killing, and police presence has been strengthened in the area to prevent further unrest.