Two bodies recovered from river as Khulna sees four killings in three days

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

Around noon today, 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 Rajapur in Rupsha; and Al Amin Hossain, 24, said Khulna District Additional Police Commissioner (Crime and Ops) Anisuzzaman.

Locals first spotted a body floating in the river in Singher Char near Jelkhanaghat in Char Mosabbarpur village under Aichgati union.

Later, as the water receded during low tide, they spotted another body at the same location. Police later recovered both bodies with the help of locals.

The additional commissioner said, “One of them was hacked to death, while the other was shot dead.”

Police could not immediately say whether either of the victims had any criminal cases against him, he added.

Khulna River Police Superintendent Manzur Morshed told The Daily Star that police were preparing inquest reports on the bodies.

The recoveries of the two bodies came a day after Syed Humayun Kabir, joint convener of the Khulna city unit of Jatiyatabadi Tanti Dal, was hacked to death at his business establishment in the city's Rayermohol area.

The attack took place around 6:30pm yesterday near Rayermohol Boro Mosque. Humayun was taken to Khulna Medical College Hospital (KMCH), where doctors declared him dead.

According to Aranghata police, the killing may have stemmed from a dispute over money owed for a refrigerator purchased on credit. Police said an argument over the payment preceded the attack.

Earlier, on Saturday night, a 35-year-old man was found with stab injuries on a road near Kashemia Jame Mosque in the city's Labanchara area.

The deceased was identified as Shahidul Islam Kolin.

Police recovered his body around 11:00pm, about 500 yards from the mosque. He was taken to KMCH, where he was declared dead.

Syed Mosharref Hossain, officer-in-charge of Labanchara Police Station, said Kolin had seven cases under narcotics act and one murder case filed against him. Police are investigating the incident.