Muezzin hacked to death by ‘two masked men’ in Meherpur

A muezzin was hacked to death in Gangni upazila of Meherpur yesterday.

The victim -- Sahir Uddin, 65, of the upazila's Sahebnagar village -- was a caretaker for Sahebnagar Madrasa. He also worked as a muezzin at the mosque of the madrasa.

Locals said two masked men indiscriminately stabbed Sahir when he was working at the graveyard adjacent to the madrasa.

Obaidur Rahman, officer-in-charge of Gangni Police Station, said the incident happened around 9:30am.

On information, police recovered the body and sent it to Meherpur General Hospital, he further said, adding the old man had wounds on various parts of his body including head, chest, back, arms, and legs.

The reason behind the murder could not be known immediately.