<i>Sad tales of two fathers</i>
A shocked father died for his son in Sherpur on Tuesday while a son killed his father over a trivial matter in Kishoreganj yesterday.
In Sherpur, owner of a small shop died of cardiac failure as police arrested his 18-year-old son without warrant at Kaida village in Nakla upazila Tuesday night, reports UNB.
Mokbul Hossain, 45, who worked in Saudi Arab for more than a decade and now settled at home, fainted as police dragged his son Saifuddin out of the shop adjacent to their home at about 11:30pm.
Rushed to Nakla Hospital, doctors declared Mokbul dead.
Protesting police atrocity, villagers yesterday demonstrated in front of Nakla police station.
After preliminary investigation, assistant sub-inspector Abdur Razzak who arrested Saifuddin was closed to the Police Lines.
Saifuddin was set free soon after his father rushed to the hospital.
In Kishoreganj, a young man allegedly killed his father over a trivial matter at Jawar Purbapara village in Tarail upazila yesterday, reports a correspondent.
Police and locals said, Bulbul Bhuiyan, 78, had seven sons. Of them Haris, 30, was an addict. Yesterday Haris locked in an altercation with father over a trivial matter. At one stage he swooped on his father and chopped to death.
On information, police rushed to the spot and arrested Haris.
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