Farmer killed in Meherpur

Criminals killed an elderly farmer at Kola village in Sadar upazila of Meherpur on Tuesday night. The dead was identified as Sader Ali alias Sedu Mia, 65, son of late Sobed Ali of the village. Officer in-charge (OC) of Meherpur Sadar police station Jahangir Alam said, a gang of about 4/5 attacked Sedu when he was talking to some people in front of his house at about 10:30pm. The criminals stabbed Sedu severely and blasted two bombs while fleeing the scene.