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Son kills father for refusing to marry him off

Wednesday, 7 September 2022


CHATTOGRAM, Sept 06 (UNB): A sexagenarian man was killed by his son with a knife in Chattogram's Sitakunda upazila on Tuesday.
The dead is Belal Hossain aged 62, hailing from North Wapda East Surlikka village of Sudharam thana in Noakhali. He used to live with his family in Babu Colony of East Hasnabad Ward No. 4 of Bhatiari Union of the upazila.
Abul Kalam Azad, officer-in-charge (OC) of Sitakunda thana, said victim Belal had a quarrel with his son Mohammad Helal. The police officer said Helal had an affair with a girl and he wanted to marry her. But his father did not agree to get the son married because he was jobless.
At one point, Helal stabbed his father leaving him seriously injured and ran away.