Man stabbed to death in Bogura

A man was stabbed to death and his brother injured allegedly by rival groups over a previous feud in Bogura Sadar upazila yesterday, police said. 

The dead, Apel Mahmud, 30, was from Palashbari village in the upazila and an activist of Gokul union BNP unit, said Sumon, general secretary of the Gokul Union Swechhasebak Dal, adding that his brother Al Mamun, 40, was also an activist of the same unit.

Both the brothers were butchers in profession, Suman said.

The incident took place in the upazila's Buzrukbari village as about 10 people, led by one Mizanur Rahman, swooped on the two brothers with sharp weapons at a litchi garden around 8:30am, said Rezaul Karim, inspector of Bogura Sadar Police Station. 

The inspector said Mizanur had a long-standing rivalry with Mamun, who is accused of killing a follower of Mizanur in 2018.  

Quoting Mamun, the inspector said an unknown person called Apel and told that he wanted to sell a goat.  

As Apel and Mamun went to Chandihara Bazar area, Mizanur's accomplices took them to a nearby litchi garden and stabbed them with machetes, the inspector said.

Later, local rescued them and sent them to the Bogura Shaheed Ziur Rahman Medical college hospital where doctor pronounced Apel dead, the inspector said, adding that Mamun is undergoing treatment at the same hospital. 

No case was filed till filing of this report last night, Inspector Rezaul said.