Robber stabbed to death during robbery

Police and witnesses said some 30 armed robbers stormed into the house of Abul Kashem at Madhyam Charandwip at around 2.30am.

As they started looting, Zainal Abedin, son of Abul Kashem, tried to resist them but the robbers stabbed him seriously.

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Zainal, however, managed to snatch a dagger from the gang and stabbed one of them, forcing the gang to retreat.

The gang fled the house along with the injured robber immediately. They also looted gold ornaments and money totalling about Tk 1 lakh and 14 thousand.

The injured robber, Belal Hossain, 25, died in the morning.

At around noon, police intercepted a microbus carrying the body of Belal and arrested six robbers from the vehicle.

The arrestees were Tajul Islam alias Monir, 24, Noor Mohammad, 22, Shahadat Hossain, 26, Md Suman, 22, Md Selim Rana, 22, and Didarul Alam alias Didar, 21.