Two sand traders stabbed

Two sand traders were stabbed by criminals at Bongaon village in Sadar upazila of Habiganj district early yesterday. The injured are Sheikh Samsul Haque Talukder, 60, and Modrish Miah, 42, of Jamunabad village in Bahubal upazila. They were admitted to Habiganj Sadar Hospital. Police said a gang of 5/7 attacked the duo with sharp weapons in the area at 12:00 noon, leaving them injured. The criminals later took away Tk one lakh and mobile phones from them, said Nazim Uddin, officer-in-charge of Habiganj Sadar Police Station.