At least two schoolboys and a Jubo League leader were killed in Noakhali, Habiganj and Sherpur districts yesterday.
Our Noakhali correspondent reports: A Jubo League leader was killed at Deoti village under Sonaimuri upazila. Deceased Milon Sarker, 36, son of Md Naderuzzaman was the office secretary of Deoti Union Jubo League.
Joydeb, officer-in-charge of Sonaimuri police station, quoting locals said Milon went out home at night for catching fish beside his house. At one stage, some miscreants hacked him indiscriminately with sharp weapons, leaving him dead on the spot.
On information, police recovered the body and sent it to Noakhali Abdul Malek Ukil Medical College and Hospital for autopsy.
Abdul Motaleb, elder brother of the victim said that Milon had a business of decoration.
A case was filed with the police station in this connection.
In Habiganj, a college student was stabbed to death allegedly by some of his classmates on the campus of Shachindra Degree College in Baniachang upazila, said our correspondent.
The victim Sumon Miah, 18, was a Class XII student of the college and son of Mukhlesur Rahman of Bitangal village in the upazila.
Assistant Superintendent of Police Sazzat Ibne Raihan said Sumon had enmity with some of his classmates over his love affair with a girl of the class.
As a sequel to the enmity, a group of his 7-8 classmates chased Sumon while he was waiting for bus in front of the college to return home at noon.
At one stage, when Sumon entered the college campus for saving himself, the attackers stabbed him with a knife, leaving him injured critically.
Sumon was rushed to Sadar hospital where doctors declared him dead
Our Sherpur correspondent said the body of an 8-year old schoolboy who was kidnapped six days ago was recovered from Madhutila Eco Park area in Nalitabari upazila.
The victim Arafat Islam Rahat, was a Class I student of Biplap-Lopa Memorial School and son of Shahidul Islam Khokon of Gridanarayanpur area of Sherpur district town.
Superintendent of Police M Shahjahan Miah said Rahat’s maternal uncle Abdul Latif and his associates abducted Rahat from in front of his house on August 2.
The kidnappers later demanded Tk2 lakh from his family as ransom over mobile phone.
On a tip-off, a police team arrested three kidnapers Rahat’s maternal uncle (husband of aunt ) Abdul Latif, and two other people- Robin Miah, 21, and Imran Hasan ,21, from different places of the upazila on August 4.
According to their statement the police arrested another kidnapper, Aslam Miah, 22, from the district town in the morning.
On the basis of the information given by Aslam, the police recovered Rahat’s decomposed body from the area at noon.
Aslam confessed to the police as per the directive of Latif, he along with his associates kidnapped Rahat for ransom and strangled him to death.
