A former union parishad member was hacked to death in Bogura’s Sadar upazila on Sunday night, allegedly over a longstanding dispute.The victim, Saiful Islam, 55, was a two-time elected member of Nunagola Union Parishad. He was the son of the late Abed Ali Mondal of Ashokola Eastpara in Bogura Sadar.The incident occurred around 10pm near Baghopara Bridge in Nunagola Union.According to local residents and family members, Saiful had gone to Baghopara Bandar Mor to have tea. While returning home, he was stopped near the bridge by a group of men. Two men, identified as Ramzan and Nizhum, allegedly attacked him with machetes, leaving him critically injured.Locals attempted to take him to hospital, but he died before he could be taken there, family members said.Eyewitness Rakib Mia said he was returning home with Saiful after having tea when the attackers stopped them after they crossed the bridge. They allegedly first pushed them before repeatedly hacking Saiful. Rakib said he was threatened with death if he disclosed their identities.Saiful’s niece, Sharmin Khatun, said her uncle had been involved in local mediation and arbitration as a former UP member and may have had disputes with others.We believe he was deliberately killed over a previous dispute. We want the killers arrested and given the highest punishment, she said.Bogura Sadar Police Station Officer-in-Charge Mohammad Ibrahim Ali said police found multiple injury marks on Saiful’s body and collected several pieces of evidence from the crime scene.The suspects have already been identified. However, their names cannot be disclosed at this stage in the interest of the investigation, he said.Police teams are conducting raids to arrest those involved, while investigators are also examining the motive behind the killing. No one had been arrested in connection with the killing until the latest report.