Two youths were stabbed to death in an attack by their rivals over gambling and smoking at Bhuiyanpara, near Sitakunda municipality, under Sitakunda upazila of Chittagong on Thursday night.
Sitakunda yesterday police arrested a person over in the incident. The arrestee is being interrogated, police said. Meanwhile, a case was filed with Sitakunda police station in this connection.
The deceased were identified as Mohammad Zahid Hossain, 26, son of Abbas Uddin of East Amirabad area of Sitakunda Municipality and Mohammad Shahin Uddin, 25, son of Naib Ali of Bhuiyanpara. The victims were said to be friends.
Feroz Hossain Mollah, officer-in-charge (OC) of Sitakunda police station told BSS that a clash erupted between two groups of local youths over smoking and gambling a few days ago.
On Thursday, some local youths asked the victims to meet at the railway station area at 10pm for settling the issue, he added.
When the victims went to the area, the youths stabbed Zahid and Shahin with sharp weapons, leaving them critically injured. The injured were later taken to Chittagong Medical College Hospital at 1am, where doctors declared them dead, the source added.
Mohammad Alauddin Talukder, assistant sub-inspector (ASI) of Chittagong Medical College Hospital Police Outpost said that the on-duty doctors declared the two youths dead when they were brought to the hospital at 2am.