, Feb. 7 -- year-old man was beaten to death allegedly by his neighbor over a trifling matter at Matipotti slum in Khulna city on Friday night.

The deceased was identified as Babul Molla, 75, a resident of the slum.

Jamal Uddin, in-charge of Boro Bazar police camp, said Babul had an altercation with his neighbor Nasu over spraying water at the slum on Friday afternoon.

As a sequel to the enmity, Nasu along with three others beat Babul up mercilessly around 10 pm, leaving him injured.

Later, he was taken to a local hospital where the doctors declared him dead.

Published by HT Digital Content Services with permission from United News of Bangladesh....