Boy stabbed dead 'by playmates'

A teenage boy was stabbed to death allegedly by his playmates during a clash over a cricket match in Dhaka University area yesterday.

The victim -- Arif Miah, 14 -- was a factory worker living in Nazimuddin Road area.

Abul Hasan, officer-in-charge of Shahbagh Police Station, told The Daily Star that a group of teenagers, including Arif, was playing cricket near Shahidullah Hall of DU around 4pm.

At one stage, someone stabbed the boy as they locked in an altercation.

He was rushed to Dhaka Medical College Hospital where he died around 10pm, he said.

The OC said they are trying to find the culprits.