Nine murdered last month

Nine people were murdered in separate incidents in four upazilas of Gaibandha district last month.
Of them, three were killed in Sundarganj and Gobindaganj upazilas each, two in Palashbari upazila and one was killed in Saghata upazila.
In Sundarganj, former union parishad member Hafizur Rahman and his men killed Shahdat Hossain, 44, of Boraikandi village during a clash with their rivals over capture of a disputed land at the village on January 5.
Dowry-greedy Raju Mia killed his wife Nazma Akhter, 30, at Sarbananda village following an altercation over the issue on January 6.
Police recovered the body of Manik Chandra, 35, at Nachni Ghagoa village in the upazila on January 29. Law enforcers are yet to unearth clues to the murder.
In Gobindagnj, college student Abu Hasan, 20, was killed by a gang of criminals near the upazila headquarters on January 20. Locals said Hasan was murdered as a sequel to a previous enmity with his neighbours over the ownership of a land at the village.
One Nurul Islam, 48, was beaten to death by his rivals in the same upazila the same day.
On the night of January 20, Rashidul Islam, 35, a teacher of Parboira Girls' High School, was stabbed to death by an unidentified gang in Gobindaganj upazila. Teachers, students and local people brought out a procession at the upazila headquarters the following day demanding immediate arrest of the killers. Later, they handed over a memorandum to the upazila nirbahi officer (UNO).
In Palashbari, Mintu Mondol, 50, of Pobnapur village was killed by one Joynal of the village following an altercation over a trivial matter on January 14. Joynal has been absconding since the incident.
Garment worker Aminur Rahman of Sui village in the upazila was abducted and then killed by unknown criminals on January 9. None of the killers was arrested as of yesterday.
In Saghata, one Momena Begum, 55, of Falia Digor village in the upazila was killed by unknown criminals on January 7. The reasons behind the murder could not be known.