Fish trader beaten to death

A fish trader was beaten to death allegedly by his opponents in Habiganj's Bahubal on Thursday night.

The victim is Mosabbir Mia, 20, of Tarapasha village in the upazila.

Police sent the body to Habiganj 250-bed Hospital for autopsy yesterday morning.

According to locals, Sahar Mia, of the same area, hit Mosabbir with stick on his head following an altercation. Locals then rushed him to Habiganj Sadar Hospital where doctors declared him dead.

Police were investigating the matter and a case would be filed in this connection, said Rakibul Islam Khan, officer-in-charge of Bahubal Model Police Station.