Trader stabbed to death

A trader was stabbed to death by a gang of criminals at Lokmanpur under Bagatipara upazila of the district on Friday night. The victim, Saidul Islam, 35, son of Afsar Ali of Sarappur village was a wholesaler of pulses at Lokmapur Bazar. Police said the gang swooped on Saidul near Lokmanpur Railway Station while he returning home the bazaar at around 9:00pm. They stabbed him and left the scene immediately. Hearing screams, locals rushed to the spot, took Saidul to Rajshahi Medical Collage and Hospital. Saidul later succumbed to his injuries on the way to DMCH.