‘Drug addicts’ kill man, hurt 2 others

A man was hacked to death while two others were injured allegedly by a group of drug addicts in Tangail's Nagarpur upazila on Saturday night.

The deceased was identified as Sultan Hossain Swapan, 55, of Shyampur village and an employee of Agnibina Ideal College.

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"Sultan's son Polash was allegedly chased by four men after he barred them from taking drugs at Ghuni Government Primary School ground around 8:00pm," said Sazzad Hossain, OC of Nagarpur Police Station, quoting locals.

"Polash took shelter in a tea stall near Singjora bazar where his father and others were present. The criminals attacked them with sharp objects, leaving Sultan and two others injured."

They were rushed to the Nagarpur Upazila Health Complex where the doctors declared Sultan dead. Of the injured, Azmi, 28, was moved to Tangail General Hospital while Simul, 19, was discharged.

A case, against five named, aged between 18 and 45, and seven other unnamed, was filed yesterday.