A Jubo Dal activist was stabbed to death over a previous rivalry in Golapganj upazila of Sylhet district early Sunday. The deceased was identified as Rony Hossain, 30, son of Azim Uddin of the area.
Rony was stabbed with a sharp weapon in the Kadamtali area in Golapganj upazila at midnight. He was rushed to Osmani Medical College and Hospital where the doctors pronounced him dead.
Quoting local people, Officer-in-Charge (OC) of Golapganj police station Md Maniruzzaman Molla said Rony had a dispute with his friend Sheikh Raju, former organising secretary of Golapganj upazila unit Chhatra Dal, as Raju allegedly defamed Rony sharing a content on Facebook centering a woman.
Meanwhile, Rony’s mother Ratna Begum alleged that wife of Raju complained of Rony over the extramarital relationship of him and the two friends had been quarreling over the issue.
However, Raju fled the scene after the murder.