Two suspected thieves were killed in a lynch-mob attack at Birgram in Sadar upazila of Narail district early Monday. Among them, one was identified as Asadul Sheikh, 36, of Bagerhat. Read more: Laxmipur man lynched to death in Keraniganj for snatching A gang of cattle lifters entered the cowshed of Rebo Biswas in Birgram around 3.30am, said Officer-in-Charge (OC) of Narail Sadar Police Station Md Mahmudur Rahman. Sensing the presence of the thieves, local people surrounded them and caught two of them while the others managed to flee. The villagers beat up the two suspected thieves, leaving them dead, said the OC. Read more: ‘Robber’ lynched in Gazipur Later, police recovered the bodies from Narail-Gobra road and sent those to Narail Sadar Hospital morgue. Besides, a case was filed in this regard, he added.

Villagers formed a human chain demanding the arrest of livestock thieves in Nageshwari upazila of Kurigram on Friday. The human chain on Matherganj Bazar Road under the upazila lasted an hour in the morning. Villagers of Char Krishnapur organized the unusual human chain to draw the attention of the authorities to rampant thieves in the area targeting farmers' cows and buffaloes. The farmers at the human chain said they were forced to mobilise such a programme after failing to get justice. Read: 'Cattle thief' beaten to death in Noakhali Rather they were subjected to attacks by the thieves when they appealed seeking justice. On behalf of the villagers, farmers Anwar Hossain, Abdul Khalek, Habibur Rahman spoke at the programme.

Three suspected cattle thieves were beaten to death by a mob at Prembagh village of Abhoynagar upazila early Monday.