Chuadanga: A local Juba League leader was chopped to death by party rivals at Dingedah Bazar in Sadar upazila on Monday.

The deceased is Azizul Islam, 40, a local leader of the ruling party’s youth wing and son of late Abul Mondal of Manikdi village in the upazila.

Police and locals said district unit Juba League convener Obaidur Rahman Chowdhury Jipu had long been at loggerheads with another leader Naim Hasan in the locality.

Azizul was attacked following an altercation between the supporters of the both groups on Monday evening.

The attackers hacked him with sharp weapons at about 7:00pm, leaving him injured.

He was taken to Sadar Hospital where doctors declared him dead.

Contacted, Jipu denied the allegation that his followers launched the attack.

Sadar police officer-in-charge Saiful Islam said the murder took place over factional dispute.