Fishmonger stabbed to death in Dhaka

A young man was allegedly stabbed to death by assailants at Mirpur in Dhaka on Tuesday night.

The victim was identified as Zahid, 25, son of Md Hanif of Muslim Camp in the capital's Pallabi area. He was a fish trader by profession.

Two others who sustained injuries in the attack have been identified as Muhammad Kamran, 23, and Kamran, 21.

Police said the assailants attacked the three around 10.30pm in front of Mirpur Bangla School where they were waiting, leaving Zahid seriously injured.

Zahid was rushed to the emergency department of Dhaka Medical College and Hospital (DMCH), where doctors declared him dead around 12.15am. 

The body has been kept at the hospital morgue for an autopsy, said Bachchu Mia, inspector at the DMCH police outpost.