Schoolboy killed in city
A schoolboy was stabbed to death in the capital's Jatrabari yesterday. The victim, Ridwan, 11, was a seventh-grader of Narinda High School.
The incident happened around 3:30pm when Al Amin, a local youth, stabbed Ridwan outside his house in Golapbagh area, Anisur Rahman, officer-in-charge of Jatrabari Police Station, told The Daily Star.
The victim was rushed to a local hospital and then shifted to Dhaka Medical College Hospital where doctors declared him dead, the OC said.
After the incident, Al Amin went into hiding, the police said, adding that the motive behind the killing could not be known immediately.
Victim's family members alleged that Al Amin demanded money from them when they were constructing a house last year.
As they refused to give him the money, Al Amin killed Ridwan, they suspected.
Police said Al Amin stands accused in several cases.