Two young men, including a suspected extortionist, were stabbed to death in separate incidents in the city’ s Mirpur and Bangshal areas on Monday, reports UNB. The deceased were identified as Fazal, 21, son of Sirajul Islam of Third Colony under Darus Salam police station and Sahid, 25, of Gobinda Das Lane under Bangshal police station. Quoting witnesses, police said Fazal had an altercation with some local youths over a silly matter near a maternity hospital under Darus Salam police station around 4:30 pm. At one stage, Fazal was stabbed indiscriminately leaving him critically injured. Fazal was rushed to the Dhaka Medical College Hospital where doctors pronounced him dead at about 5:35 pm. In another incident, Sahid was stabbed by his rivals near Armanitola Field under Bangshal police station at about 2:45 pm, killing him on the spot.
Courtesy of UNB/The News Today
