'Drug addict' hacks man dead in Ctg

CHATTOGRAM, Sept 04 (UNB): A 42-year-old man has been hacked to death allegedly by a drug addict youth in Sitakunda upazila of Chattogram, said police.

The dead is Md Khurshid Alam, a resident of the upazila.

Alleged drug addict Arafat hacked Khurshid with a sharp weapon on Saturday night following an altercation when Khurshid's private car hit him in the municipality, said Abul Kalam, officer-in-charge (OC) of Sitakunda Model thana.

Later, locals rushed Khurshid to Chattogram Medical College and Hospital (CMCH) where doctors declared him dead, he added.