Some miscreants hacked a young man to death in City’s Chawkbazar area on Saturday.
The deceased was identified as Nayan Ahmed Nadin, 20, son of late Samsu Mia, who died after being taken to Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) at 1:15 pm.
Police held Nayan’s friend Sohan, 19, over the matter for interrogation.
Mallik Abdul Halim, Sub-Inspector of Chawkbazar Police Station said a Tajia procession with a small number of youths was marching beside the Husni Dalan area while Nayan was standing beside the road.
Unexpectedly a boy rushed towards Nayan and hacked him and fled, OC said quoting Sohan.
The body was sent to the hospital morgue for autopsy, he added.
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