Two shot, another stabbed in city

Fish trader Shahiduzzaman, 25, was stabbed by unidentified criminals in front of his house at Sureswar in Shyampur at 4:15pm.

"He was returning home from the market when the gang intercepted his rickshaw. They stabbed and snatched away Tk 80,000 from him before fleeing the scene," said his nephew Shahad.

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He was rushed to Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) with critical wounds in his head, hands and legs.

Shyampur police could not say anything about the incident.

In the other incident, a gang of about 13 hoodlums led by Mozammel demanded toll from Hasanul Haque Hasmat, 30, a contractor at Sekandarbagh in East Badda, when he was working at his Badda site at around 10:00am.

As Hasmat refused, Mozammel opened fire at his leg and snatched away a cheque for Tk 75000, cash worth Tk 5000, one mobile set and a gold chain from his possession.

Locals rushed Hasmat to DMCH with three bullet-wounds at his left thigh.

Before leaving the spot by opening blank fire, the gang also looted three shops, said the eyewitnesses.

Badda police could not give further details.

In the last incident, a gang of five miscreants opened fired at a toll collector injuring him seriously at Ashulia in Uttara in the morning.

Masud Sarker, 30, was going to his workplace in a rickshaw when the gang shot at him and fled the spot.

Locals rushed him to DMCH from where he was shifted to Pangu hospital.

His relatives could not say the reason behind the attack.