Three students were hacked by some drug addicts in the capital's Darus Salam area due to creating interruption in their drug taking on Friday, leaving them critically injured. The victims are Arafat Ismail Alif, 18, a student of Agriculture Diploma Institute, Tanvir Khan Hemantu, 19, a student of Mirpur Polytechnic College and Abdur Rahman Rahi, 18, a student of Bangla College. They were taken to Dhaka Medical College Hospital by locals immediately. Md. Bachchu Mia, Inspector-in-charge of Dhaka Medical College Hospital Police outpost, said that the injured are being treated at the emergency department of Dhaka Medical College. The matter has been reported to the concerned police station, he added.

A 40-year-old woman and her son were hacked to death in Araihajar upazila of Narayanganj on Sunday, police said. The deceased were identified as Razia Sultana and her son Talha. On information, police recovered the bodies from their house  at Ujan Gobindi village of the upazila  in the morning where Razia used to live with her son after her husband’s death. READ: Four of family suffer burns in Narayanganj fire Azizul Haque Hawladar, officer-in-charge (OC) of Araihajar police station, said the duo might have been killed by someone they knew on Saturday night.  The bodies were sent to Sadar General Hospital morgue for post-mortem, he added. The motive behind the killing will be known after an investigation, said the OC. 

A union parishad (UP) member was allegedly hacked to death by assailants in the Balunda Bazar area of Jashore's Sharsha upazila Tuesday night. Ashanuzzaman Bablu, 45, son of Rahazan Ali of Mohishakura village, was a member of ward 7 of Bagamchara UP, said Mamun Kahan, officer-in-charge of Sharsha Police Station. Read: Dentist murder in city: Prime accused held The assailants attacked Bablu when he was sipping tea at a stall in the bazar around 10pm, leaving him dead on the spot, he said. On information, police rushed to the spot and recovered the body. "The body will be sent to the morgue of Jashore General Hospital for an autopsy," the OC said. Efforts are on to identify and nab the killers, OC Mamun added.

A union parishad (UP) chairman has been hacked allegedly by some miscreants over establishing dominance in Dighalia upazila in Khulna, police said on Monday. The injured was identified as Zakir Gazi, chairman of Barakpur Union Parishad of the upazila. Also read:Suspended PBI official sent to jail over Khulna college girl’s rape Some miscreants hacked Zakir Gazi indiscriminately around 9pm on Sunday after stopping his motorbike in front of Royaliyarchar Primary School and fled the scene, leaving him seriously injured, said Md Ahsan Ullah Chowdhury, officer-in-charge (OC) of Dighalia police station. Later, he was rushed to Khulna Medical College and Hospital (KMCH) and then to Khulna City Medical College and Hospital where he is currently undergoing treatment, he added. Also read: Construction worker crushed under falling shaft of crane in Khulna According to locals, there had been an enmity between a local group and UP chairman Zakir Gazi over establishing dominance in the area. The OC said no case has been filed in this regard.

A Rohingya leader of the Balukhali refugee camp in Ukhiya upazila of Cox’s Bazar has been hacked to death allegedly over establishing dominance in the camp, the Armed Police Battalion (APBn) said on Friday. The deceased was identified as Md Azimuddin,48, son of Kamal Uddin, and head of block L/16 of Camp-18, said Kamran Hossain, additional superintendent of APBn-8. Aound 8pm on Thursday, some Rohingyas from Camp-20 stealthily attacked the leaders responsible for guarding M/9 sub block of block B in Camp-18, he said. "They attacked to create dominance over the camp." READ: 7 Rohingyas illegally entered from India held in Cox’s Bazar During the attack, two more Rohingyas named Syed Karim, 40, and Rahimulla, 36, were hurt, said additional SP Kamran. "APBn-8 is conducting raids to detain the attackers," he added.

A 44-year old woman has been hacked to death in  Kalai upazila of Joypurhat district . The deceased was identified as Shipan Akhter, wife of Tojam Sarker of Duhil-Napara village of the upazila. Police said Tojam found her wife’s throat-slit body in her room Saturday morning and informed police. READ: One killed, 4 injured in Joypurhat road crash Locals suspected that she might have been killed following previous enmity over a piece of land. Officer-in-Charge of Kalai Police Station Moinul Hossain said that the body was sent to Joypurhat District Hospital for autopsy. Those involved in the murder would be identified and arrested soon, he said

A 35-year-old woman and her two daughters were hacked to death allegedly by her husband at Angarpara village in Ghior upazila of Manikganj district early Sunday. The deceased were identified as Lovely Akter, wife of Asadur Rahman Rubel, Choya Akter, 16, a SSC examinee of Baniajuri Government School and College and Kotha Akter, 12, a class V student of a local primary school. Rubel is a quack and has a chamber at Baniajuri Bus Stand. Riaz Uddin Ahmed Biplab, officer-in-charge of Ghior Police Station, said Rubel along with his family used to live at his father-in-law’s house.  Recently he borrowed huge amount of money to maintain his family and the couple used to lock into altercation over the matter. READ: Youth hacked to death over affair in Manikganj Local people spotted the bodies of the trio at the house in the morning and informed police. It is suspected that Rubel attacked his wife and two daughters with a sharp weapon at one stage of heated argument on Saturday night, leaving them dead. Later, local people found Rubel lying on Dhaka-Aricha highway at Pachuria in a bid to commit suicide and handed him over to police.

A local Awami League leader was allegedly hacked to death by a group of assailants in Jashore on Monday evening. The deceased was identified as Thandu Mia, 44, member of Patibila Union Parishad ward-4 and son of Sirajul Islam of Patibila village in Chougacha upazila. Six more people sustained injuries in the attack. They have been identified as Mominur Rahman, 44, Abdul Hamid, 45, Wasim Sarkar, 32, Tito, 32, Abu Bakar Siddique, 40, and Mokbul Hossain, 35, from the same village. Also read: Autorickshaw driver hacked dead in Ctg According to Mokbul and other witnesses, all of them were sitting at a tea stall at Patibila Bazar around 7pm when some 10 people, including Tito, Ibrahim, Selim, Tota and Ashraf, attacked them with sharp weapons and sticks over an old enmity. Locals rushed the injured to Chougacha Upazila Health Complex. Thandu, Mominur and Abdul were later shifted to Jashore General Hospital, where doctors pronounced Thandu’s death. Saiful Alam, officer-in-charge of Chougacha police station, said, "Efforts are on to nab the accused." Also read: Rohingya boatman hacked to death in Cox's Bazar

An 18-year old autorickshaw driver was hacked to death at Hathazari upazila in Chattogram on Monday. The deceased was Tarek, hailing from Noakhali. He used to live in a rented house in Signboard area of the upazila. Also read: Rohingya boatman hacked to death in Cox's Bazar According to locals, Tarek’s throat-slit body was lying on Dataram Road in Elite City near Chowdhury Hat area on Monday night. Informed by locals the body was recovered from the spot around 9 pm and was sent for an autopsy, said Md Sohrawardy, In- charge of Madunaghat police outpost. The cause of the death could not be known yet and Hathazari police station is investigating the matter, he said. Also read: RMG worker hacked to death in N'ganj

A Sramik League leader was hacked to death in Rajshahi’s Bhadra Rail Colony over land feud on Friday noon, police said. The victim was identified as Zahurul Islam, a railway portal at Amanura station in Chapainawabganj. He was the vice-president of the railway Sramik League and former general secretary of ward-19 Awami League. Touhidul Haque Sumon, local councilor of Ward-19 said Zahurul was having a dispute with Sajeeb, son of Motihar, another railway worker, over farming on a railway land behind his house. On Friday afternoon, Sajeeb stabbed him and escaped after a quarrel with Zahurul while planting paddy in the feild. Locals took him to Rajshahi Medical College Hospital where doctor on duty declared him dead, he said. READ: Woman hacked to death in Chattogram, 1 held Chandrima Police officer-in-charge (OC) Imran Ali said Zahurul and Sajeeb were both railway employees. The two of them used to cultivate on railway land for several years. This year, when Zahurul went to plant paddy in the land alone which became a matter of dispute. Sajeeb's father Matiar has been arrested and taken into police custody. He was present during the incident, the OC said. READ: Woman hacked to death in Pabna; Youth held