A 53-year-old man was stabbed to death allegedly by miscreants at Dattergaon Madhyapara in Shibpur upazila of Narsingdi district early Sunday.
The deceased was identified as Doulat Hossain Khan, a poultry trader and son of Arzu Kha of the upazila.
Quoting locals, Afzal Hossain, officer-in-charge of Shibpur Model Police Station, said sensing the presence of a thief, Doulat along with his two staff went out from his house around 2 am.
When he reached a hundred yards away from his house, a group of miscreants stabbed Doulat indiscriminately, leaving his death on the spot.
Hearing screams of the staff, local people rushed in and found Doulat dead.
The miscreants managed to flee the scene.
On information, police recovered the body and sent it to Sadar Hospital morgue for autopsy.