'Arrest the killers'
Fellows, teachers and relatives of two murdered school students formed a human chain beside Kurigram-Chilmari road in Sadar upazila yesterday, demanding arrest of the killers.
The victims were Jahangir Alom, 16, a Class IX student of Kurigram Technical School and College and son of Sayed Ali of Purba Kalyan village in Belgachha union, and Selina Akhtar, 14, a Class VIII student at Amin Uddin Dakhil Madrasa and daughter of Jabed Ali of Dakuapara village in Kurigram municipality.
Locals found their bodies beside an irrigation pump house in Naliardola area on Wednesday and informed Kurigram Police Station.
Police recovered the bodies and their schoolbags and mobile phones from the spot.
“We suspect that they were suffocated to death,” said Additional Superintendent of Police of Mizanur Rahman.
“We will know the cause of death after receiving the post-mortem report. Selina's father Jabed Ali filed a murder case with the police station. We held Mukul Mia, 32, Sabuj Mia, 30, Momin Mia, 32, and Shaju Mia, 29, in this connection yesterday,” said Sadar Police Station Inspector (Investigation) Rawshan Kabir.
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