Khulna sees four killings in 3 days

Police recovered the bodies of four men in Khulna district in separate incidents over the last three days.

Around noon yesterday, the bodies of two men were recovered from the Atharobanki river in Rupsha upazila.

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They were identified as Mehedi Hasan Sohag, 38, a boatman from the upazila’s Rajapur; and Al Amin Hossain, 24, said Anisuzzaman, additional superintendent (Crime and Ops) of Khulna police. Locals first spotted a body floating in the river near Jelkhanaghat. Later, as water receded during low tide, they spotted another body at the same location. 

The police officer said, “One was hacked to death, while the other was shot.” He said they could not immediately say whether either of the victims had any criminal cases against them.

Manzur Morshed, superintendent of Khulna River Police,  said police were preparing inquest reports on the bodies.

The bodies were found a day after Syed Humayun Kabir, joint convener of the Khulna city unit of Tanti Dal, was hacked to death at his business establishment in the city’s Rayermohol area around 6:30pm on Sunday.

According to Aranghata police, the killing may have been triggered by a dispute over payment for a refrigerator bought on credit. On Saturday night, a 35-year-old man was found with stab injuries on a road in the city’s Labanchara area. He was declared dead at Khulna Medical College Hospital.

The victim was identified as Shahidul Islam Kolin.

Syed Mosharref Hossain, officer-in-charge of Labanchara Police Station, said seven cases under the Narcotics Control Act and one murder case had been filed against Kolin. 

Police are investigating the killing of Kolin.