Fisherman murdered

Our Correspondent, Barisal
Criminals stabbed a fisherman to death in Khunna-Gobindapur area of Hizla upazila yesterday. The dead was identified as Shafiq Ahmad Haoladar, 26, son of late Hafiz Ahmed of the area. Shafiu's mother filed a murder case accusing 17 people including the members of Kutti-Bahini, a gang of robbers, said Shawkat Anwar, officer in-charge at Hizla police station. Shafiq went out of home following a call from neighbours Jewel, Jamal and a few members of the gang at about 12:30am and since remained missing. His body that bore marks of several stab injuries was recovered from a bamboo cluster near the residence in the morning, said sub-inspector of the PS Shamim Sheikh.