An employee of Bangladesh Railway was stabbed to death by unidentified miscreants in Netrokona's Purbadhala upazila early today.
The victim, 28-year-old Md Kakon Mia, worked as a pointsman at Gauripur Railway Station and was a resident of Dapunia Paschim Para village, said Md Nurul Alam, officer-in-charge of Purbadhala Police Station.
"The incident occurred around 1:00 am when Kakon was returning home from Dapunia Bazar. As he reached a deserted area, a gang intercepted him and launched a knife attack, leaving him critically injured," the OC said.
Hearing his screams, locals rushed to the spot and took him to Mymensingh Medical College Hospital (MMCH), where he succumbed to his injuries.
The body has been sent to the MMCH morgue for autopsy. After that it will be handed over to the family following the autopsy, the OC said.
No arrests had been made as of filing this report.
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