A 50-year-old man was stabbed to death by assailants in Tatarpur village of Rajshahi on Tuesday evening, police said on Wednesday. The deceased was identified as Shahbaz Ali, son of Abdul Jobbar of the village in the district's Charghat upazila. Read: Daughter, contract killer arrested for murder of mother in Gazipur Locals said that Shahbaz was a supporter of Sahabur Ali, a member of the Shalua union parishad (UP). Sahabur had for long been at loggerheads with his rival, Kalam Ali. As a sequel to their long rivalry, the two groups clashed many a time since Tuesday morning. And when Shahbaz and other supporters of Sahabur were waiting in the Akkaser Mor area in the evening, some men came on bikes and allegedly attacked them. The assailants allegedly stabbed Shahbaz indiscriminately, leaving him critically injured. He was rushed to a local hospital, where doctors declared him dead on arrival. Read: 2 held for killing man in Gaibandha Officer-in-charge of Charghat Model Police Station, Jahangir Alam, said that no arrests have been made so far. "However, the situation is now under control," he added.

An Ansar member has been hacked to death in front of Hetam Khan Bidyut Bhaban in Rajshahi on Saturday evening. The deceased was identified as Mizanur Rahman. He was a player in Bangladesh Ansar at Sahipur, Tangail regiment. Tensions are running high in the area over the murder of Mizanur Rahman. Protesters demanded the immediate arrest of the killer. Also read: Two farmers hacked to death in Narsingdi Boalia Model Police Station OC Nibaran Chandra Barman confirmed the news to UNB. According to him, Mizanur came to Rajshahi to enjoy vacation with his family when he was stabbed to death on Saturday evening. The OC said that a guy named Madhob reportedly hacked the Ansar personnel to death over a silly issue. Also read: 2 hacked to death in Pabna, Khulna Mizanur was immediately rushed to Rajshahi Medical College Hospital where the duty officer declared him dead. Oc Barman said that Madhob has been absconding since the incident. Police are doing everything within their reach to arrest him.