United News of Bangladesh

A 13-year-old boy was strangled to death in Bogura’s Gabtoli upazila on Saturday night. The deceased, Md Sifat, was a seventh-grade student at Gabtoli Pilot High School and the son of Hafizur Rahman Mollah from Uttarpara village. Ashiq Iqbal, officer-in-charge (OC) of Gabtoli Model Police Station, said locals found Sifat’s body near a pond adjacent to the Eidgah ground in Unchurki Uttarpara on Saturday night. They immediately took him to Gabtoli Upazila Health Complex, where on-duty doctors declared him dead. Dr. Abul Bashar, the attending physician, said that the boy had been strangled, with visible fingerprints found on his neck. Minor boy found dead in Thakurgaon; stepbrother detained Police are investigating the incident, and the body was sent to the hospital morgue for an autopsy, said the OC.

A youth was hacked to death in a clash between two groups over a past dispute at Malgram Dakkhinpara in Bogura on Sunday night. The deceased was identified as Jobaer Hasan, 20, son of Tulu Mia of the area. Read: Ex-MP among 3 held in Sahinuddin murder case According to local sources, rival youths stabbed a young man named Sabbir Hossain in front of the house of former member Badsha Mia in Malgram Dakshin Para around 10:30 pm on Sunday. Due to this, the people of Sabbir found Jobaer in the area around 11 pm and stabbed him. Later, locals rescued Jobaer and admitted him to Bogura Shaheed Ziaur Rahman Medical College Hospital where he succumbed to his injuries. Police arrested four people for questioning in this regard. Read: Barguna Rifat killing: Wife Minni, 5 others sentenced to death Bogura Sadar Circle Additional Superintendent of Police Faisal Mahmud said there was already a dispute between Sabbir and Jobair. Police suspect the incident took place over his stabbing. The body has been kept in the hospital morgue for an autopsy, he added.

A local Jubo League leader was hacked to death at Akashtara in the district town on Sunday.