Miscreants kill BCL leader in Chittagong

CHITTAGONG, Oct 6 (UNB): A leader of Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) and a young man were killed in separate incidents in the port city on Friday morning.

Sudipta Biswas, 26, son of Babul Biswas of Sadarghat area and assistant secretary of city unit BCL, was beaten to death by miscreants in Dakhshin Nalapara area of city.

Quoting family members, Marjina Akhter, officer-in-charge of Sadarghat Police Station, said some youths called Sudipta out of his house around 8 am and beat him up mercilessly, leaving him critically injured.

The injured was rushed to Chittagong Medical College and Hospital where doctors declared him dead.

Besides, Joy Das, 22, son of Subal Dash, a resident of Koibolyodham Mandir area, was stabbed to death in the morning.

Alamgir Hossain, officer-in-charge of Akbar Shah Police Station, said that some a group of youths locked into an altercation with some senior youths of the area over fireworks during Laxmi Puja.

Later, Joy settled the matter after slapping some youths of the junior group that enraged the junior group.

Later they attacked joy around 11:30 am and stabbed him, leaving critically injured.

He was rushed to CMCH where doctors declared him dead.