A leader of Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) was stabbed to death allegedly by his rivals as he resisted establishing dominance at Karimganj in Kishoreganj on Wednesday.
The deceased was identified as Nazmul Huda, former vice president of the district unit BCL.
The attack took place in Kandail village around 11am when Sabuj with his associates attacked Nazmul and stabbed him indiscriminately, leaving him dead on spot.
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Sobuj was involved in various criminal activities in the area and the haor region. On Tuesday, they also clashed over establishing dominance in the area, said police.
Shamsul Alam Siddiqui, officer-in-charge (OC) of Karimganj police station, said that they detained a person named Manju Mia in this connection.
The body was sent to Kishoreganj General Hospital for an autopsy.