Garments worker murdered

A Correspondent, Gazipur
A young garment worker, who was stabbed on Tuesday, succumbed to his injuries early yesterday at Mirash Para area under Tongi police station. With the death of Akther Hossain, 28, an employee of Dishari Washing Plant at Tongi BSCIC area, two people met unnatural deaths in the last two days in the area. Quoting eyewitness, Tongi police station sub-inspector (operation) Md Ismail Hossain said a gang of muggers stabbed Akther while he was returning home after office hour at about 9:30pm on Tuesday. Hailing from Hogolgari village of Madaripur sadar, Akther was taken to Tongi Government Hospital where he died at about 12:30am.