Dhaka, Feb. 16 -- A mason has been beaten to death in Narayanganj's Sonargaon Upazila over a financial dispute.

The incident took place in Parameshwardi village of Noagaon Union on Sunday night, said Sonargaon Police Station chief (OC) Md Mahibbullah.

The victim, 22-year-old Md Nayeem Hossain, hailed from the village.

Nayeem's elder brother Nasimul said the body was recovered around 9pm from a field beside a canal, about 200 yards from their home.

He filed a murder case with Sonargaon Police Station on Monday morning.

Confirming the arrest of one suspect, OC Mahibbullah said: "The killing occurred over a financial transaction."

Nayeem was the youngest of 11 siblings. Both his parents died when he was very young, and he was raised by...