A youth was stabbed to death allegedly by his friend over a mobile phone set in Kacharitek Mohammadpur Bazar area of Sadar upazila in the district Saturday night, said police.
The deceased was identified as Md Akash, 20, a resident of Gazipur district.
MA Jalil, officer-in-charge (OC) of Kotowali Police Station of the district, said Akash, Firoz, 25 and their friend Shimul were coming to Faridpur from their workplace in Dhaka’s Nabinagar by a motorbike on Saturday.
Akash and Firoz locked into an altercation over a mobile phone set on their way, he said adding that Firoz and his some local friends stabbed Akash with knives at Kacharitek Bazar around 9 pm.
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Akash sustained severe injuries and was rushed to Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Medical College Hospital where physicians declared him dead, the OC said.
Police detained accused Firoz, a resident of Faridpur district, after the incident.