Wood trader murdered

A wood trader was hacked to death by criminals at Durgum Uttar Gabchhari in Dighinala upazila early Tuesday. The deceased was identified as Amar Bikash Chakma alias Kalaia, 35, son of late Bimal Chandra Karbari of the area. Victim's mother Nanabi Chakma said, a gang, equipped with firearms, opened fire and entered his (Kalaia's) room in the dead of night on Monday. They killed him by slitting his throat with sharp weapons and took away the body, said Nanabi Chakma. On information, police recovered the body from a jungle in the area on Tuesday afternoon and sent it to hospital morgue for autopsy.