College teacher, wife stabbed

Unidentified criminals stabbed a government college teacher and his wife at their home in Housing area of the town early yesterday.

Officer-in-Charge (OC) of Kushtia Model Police Station Shahabuddin Choudhury said four to five criminals entered the room of Md Isha Ali, 55, an associate professor, also head of Islamic studies department at Kushtia Government College, by breaking a window. 

Sensing that someone was in the room, Isha shouted for help. The criminals stabbed him and then his wife Shamsunnahar, 45, when she tried to protect her husband. 

The criminals fled the spot when neighbours rushed to the spot hearing the college teacher's cry.

A case was filed against five unidentified people with the police station.

Police drive is on to nab the criminals, the OC said.

Isha and his wife are undergoing treatment at Kushtia General Hospital.