Two youths were stabbed to death and another injured in two incidents at Armanitola and Darus Salam in the capital yesterday.
In old Dhaka, 25-year-old Mohammad Shahed, son of Abdul Malek of Armanitola, Bangshal, was stabbed by a gang of criminals on Aga Sadek Road around 4:30pm. He died on the spot, said Bangshal police station’s OC (investigation) Hasan Ahmmed.
He could not say anything about the suspected motive behind the murder and the identities of the killers.
In another incident, Md Fazal, 20, son of Sirajul Islam of Bangaon village, Savar, was stabbed to death following a feud over a cricket match around 3pm at Lalkuthi Colony under Darus Salam police station in the capital.
Fazal, who lived at Lalkuthi with his elder brother Md Faruq, an employee of a garment factory in the area, was celebrating with his team their win in a cricket match when he was stabbed.
His cousins Sabuj and Jewel said two youths named Rubel and Farid had been among those who had stabbed Fazal and Tanvir.
Rafiqul Islam, OC of Darussalam police station, said Fazal had been taken to Dhaka Medical College Hospital where doctors pronounced him dead around 6pm. He said the cause of the murder was yet to be known.
Injured Tanvir, a student of class VIII, was admitted to DMCH with stab injuries on his back.
The bodies of Shahed and Fazal were sent to Dhaka Medical College morgue for post mortem examination. Two cases were filed in connection with the killings, but none was arrested as of late last night.
