Pabna, Sept. 7 -- A man was killed and another injured in a clash between two groups of cousins over a land dispute in Pabna Sadar upazila on Saturday night.

The deceased was identified as Abu Bakar Mondal, 40, a brickfield worker and son of Lobu Mondal of Chakpara village under Tarabaria union.

Abdul Aziz Mondal, son of Kabir Mondal alias Kabu of the same village and also a brickfield worker, sustained serious head injuries in the clash.

Police and locals said the two families had a longstanding conflict over homestead land.

Around 9:30 pm, an altercation flared up and quickly escalated into a clash involving spears and other sharp weapons.

Abu Bakar was critically injured after being struck with a spear, while Aziz suffered severe ...