At least four people were murdered in Jessore, Cox’s Bazar and Narsingdi districts yesterday.
According to our Jessore correspondent, two people had been killed in the district.
Assailants killed a jute mill worker near Jessore Jute Industry at Noapara under Abhaynagar upazila of the district.
Locals said the assailants had attacked Ariful Islam Nishan, 36, who was a jute mill worker from the area and the son of Sujauddin of Moallemtola village.
Locals rescued him and had him admitted to Abhaynagar Upazila Health Complex where the on duty doctor declared him dead.
Abhaynagar police station Assistant Sub-Inspector Afzal confirmed the incident.
Meanwhile, police recovered the body of a housewife which had been stuffed into a sack and left on the Arpara-Syedpur field in Chaugachha upazila.
Police sources said Rahima Khatun, the second wife of Johurul Islam, had been a resident of Tirerhat village of the upazila.
Upon receiving information, police recovered the body from the sack on the Arpara-Syedpur field and sent it to Jessore Sadar Hospital morgue for an autopsy.
Police arrested Fatima-Tuz-Zohora, who is Johurul Islam’s first wife, Fatima’s younger brother Rezwan Hossain and driver Shahidul Islam in connection with the killing.
Our Cox’s Bazar correspondent said a youth had been shot dead by some unidentified miscreants at Mathabhanga area in Teknaf upazila.
Baharchhara Union Parishad member Gias Uddin, said the miscreants had shot Jalal Uddin, 27, who was the son of Azam Uddin, while he was sleeping in his house.
OC Md Mokter Hossain said upon receiving information, the police recovered the body.
In Narsingdi, a youth had been killed at Dattapara area of the town.
Abul Kashem, officer-in-charge of Narsigdi Model police station said assailants had hacked Rahim Badsha to death in the morning.
He was a listed criminal of the area, said the OC.