Satkhira Correspondent

Two people were killed in separate incidents on the same day in Satkhira. The murders took place in Kalaroa and Shyamnagar of the district. The deceased are Ebadul Haque (62) of Bolishanpur Uttarpara village of Kalaroa upazila and Abul Hossain (30) son of Abdul Hamid Mali of Khosalkhali village of Burigoalini Union of Shyamnagar upazila.

olice and locals said that on Monday (August 12) afternoon, Ebadul Haque had a long dispute with his neighbor Hazrat Ali about the land next to the house. Due to this, Hazrat Ali's people attacked Ebadul Haque and his family members with native weapons and batons. They beat up Ebadul Haque and 5 other members of his family and seriously injured him. In this incident, Ebadul Haque was taken to Kalaroa Health Complex in a critical condition and the doctors on duty declared him dead.

Faisal, the doctor on duty at Kalaroa Health Complex, said that he died before being brought to the hospital. Kalaroa police station OC Mohammad Shahin confirmed the truth of the incident and said that strict legal action will be taken against those involved in the incident.

Meanwhile, husband Abul Hossain (30) was killed by his wife Khadija Khatun due to a family dispute in Shyamnagar in the early hours of the same day. Locals said Khadija Khatun escaped after slaughtering her sleeping husband Abul Hossain.

Alhaj Nazrul Islam, chairman of Burigoalini Union Parishad (UP), said that due to a family dispute, his wife Khadija killed him with a sharp weapon while he was sleeping on Monday morning and ran away. Early in the morning, when she was going to Khulna by BRTC bus from the local Munshiganj bus stand, the supervisor of the bus handed her over to the anti-discrimination student society in Khulna when her speech and behavior seemed unusual. Khadija confesses to killing her husband to the student society. Later, Khadija was handed over to Khulna Harintana police station.

Shyamnagar Upazila Nirbahi Officer (UNO) Doctor Sanjid Das confirmed the fact of the incident and said that since Shyamnagar police station was not functioning, the body was recovered from the spot with the help of a sub-inspector and sent to Satkhira morgue.