Dhaka: Two youths were killed in separate clashes over land in Jhalakati and Feni districts on Friday night.

In Feni, a young man was killed and five others injured in a clash over land dispute at Omarpur village in Joyloskor union of Dagonbhuiyan at night.

The deceased was Naim, 30, son of Abdur Rahim, a resident of Mathiara village in Panchgachhiya union of Sadar upazila.

Aslam, officer-in-charge of Dagonbhuiyan Police Station, said there had been a long standing dispute between one Rahima Khatun and Piyar Ahmed, president of Joyloskor union unit of Awami League, over a piece of land.

As a sequel to the enmity, Piyar along with 15-20 of his followers, equipped with sharp weapons, launched an attack on Rahima’s house at the village at about 10:00pm and vandalised the house, triggering a clash between the two groups.

The clash left Naim, who was claimed to be a follower of Piyar Ahmed, dead on the spot and five others injured.

Meanwhile, police arrested Piyar and Rahima from the village.

In Jhalakati, a young man was stabbed to death in a clash over land at Kunihari village in Sadar upazila at night.

The deceased was Jakir Sikder, 30, son of Rashid Sikder of the village.

Police said there had been a dispute between a Jakir Sikder and a Mizan Kazi of the village over a piece of land.

A clash ensued between the supporters of the two after Jakir cut a branch of a tree from the disputed land at about 2:30am that left Jakir critically injured.

Later, he was admitted at Barisal Sher-e Bangla Medical College Hospital where he succumbed to his injuries at night.

Meanwhile, police arrested four people - Mostafa Kazi, Mehedi Kazi, Mizan Kazi and Hannan Howlader-from the village.