UP member stabbed to death
A union parishad member was stabbed to death allegedly by a youth in Cumilla's Laksham upazila yesterday.
The victim, Abul Kashem, 52, was a member of ward-8 of Mudafarganj (Dakshin) Union Parishad, said Abdullah Al Mahfuz, OC of Lakshm Police Station.
Victim's cousin Mir Hossain said Kashem had an altercation with Rajib Hossain, 32, at Shreyang around 3:00pm as he asked Rajib to come to his Shreyang Bazar office, saying that locals brought several allegations, including drug addiction, against him.
At one stage, Rajib started stabbing Kashem, leaving him injured.
He was taken to the local upazila health complex where doctors declared him dead, said Mir Hossain.
"When I tried to catch Rajib, he fled the scene throwing chilli powder into my eyes," he added.
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