Fish farmer murdered

Criminals hacked a fish farmer to death as he protested illegal fishing in his project in Begumganj upazila yesterday. Police detained Bashar, Sumon, Babul and Rahman for their suspected involvement with the killing of Masud Alam, 33, of Rampura village in Alaiyarpur union of the upazila. After primary interrogation Babul and Rahman were released. When a gang was fishing at the Masud's project around 3:30am, he resisted them, said Amirul Alam, the officer-in-charge of Begumganj police station. At this, the criminals indiscriminately chopped the fish farmer, leaving him dead on the spot, the OC added.