A man was killed in a lynch-mob attack on Thursday morning after allegedly attacking a local mosque's imam in the Shimultala area of Sadar Upazila in Chapainawabganj.  Mizu Islam was severely beaten by locals around 8 am after he stabbed Imam Mohammad Hossain, said police and witnesses. Harunur Rashid, a resident of the same area, was also injured while attempting to save the imam. Four killed, 10 injured in Tangail road crash Mizu was taken to the 250-bed district hospital, where he was pronounced dead. Mizu had long been involved in drug dealing, said S.M. Zakaria, officer-in-charge of Chapainawabganj Sadar Police Station. It is believed he attacked imam Hossain out of anger after the local anti-drug committee provided information about him to the police, he said. The body was sent to the hospital morgue for autopsy, he said.

A suspected robber was killed in a lynch-mob attack at Rajendrapur in Gazipur district in the small hours of Saturday, said police. The deceased was identified as Rakib, 27, son of Alamgir H ossain of Joydebpur upazila. He was wanted in four robbery cases. Mahtab Uddin, officer-in-charge of Joydebpur Police Station, said garment worker Hashi Akter, 19 along with her colleague Ilias Hossain was heading towards Rajendrapur Haldoba area to visit one their colleague’s house in the  evening. Also read: Three robbers lynched in Manikganj, two die When they reached near Rakkhitpara, a group of miscreants intercepted them and took Hashi to Rakkhitpara forest after beating Ilias up mercilessly. Later, they tied Hashi to a tree and tried to realise ransom. At one stage, Ilias informed the matter to the local people and sought help. Local people then besieged the forest and caught Rakib around 12:30 am while the others managed to flee the scene. They also gave him a good thrashing, leaving him injured. Also read: Man killed by drug addict, accused lynched to death in Meherpur They also gouged out the eyes of Rakib and broke his two legs. On information, police rescued Hashi and Rakib and took him to Shaheed Tajuddin Medical College and Hospital where doctors declared him dead. Hashi lodged a complaint with Joydebpur Police at  night.

Three suspected robbers were killed in a lynch-mob attack at Ilungdi in Araihazar upazila of Narayanganj district early Thursday. Two of the deceased were identified as Zahirul, 35, and Mofazul, 30, of Sonargaon upazila of the district. Anisur Rahman, officer-in-charge of Araihazar Police Station, said local people challenged the trio early Thursday seeing their suspicious movement in the area. Read: Aminbazar 6 students killing: Verdict on December 2 As they tried to flee the scene, the locals caught them and gave them a good thrashing, leaving them dead on the spot. Also read: 4 more suspects arrested over Lalmonirhat lynching Later, police recovered the bodies and sent those to Narayanganj General Hospital.  

Two suspected robbers were killed in a lynch-mob attack at Gunipur in Lakhai upazila of Habiganj district early Sunday.   The deceased were identified as Abdul Hamid, 42, of Dharmandal village of Brahmanbaria district and Humayun Mia, 40 of Madhabpur upazila in the district.   Mohiuddin Sumon, officer-in-charge of Lakhai Police Station, said a group of robbers numbering 9/10 swooped on the house of one Jalal Mia around 1:30 am and kept the house inmates hostages at gunpoint. Also read: Mob beats alleged cattle thief to death in Bogura   Sensing presence of the robbers, Jalal informed the matter to his neighbours over phone.   Later, local people encircled the house and managed to catch two robbers while the others managed to flee the scene.   Also read: Mob beats man to death in Khulna The angry mob then gave the robbers a good thrashing,  leaving them dead on the spot.   Police recovered the bodies.