The New Nation - Internet Edition

Narsingdi Correspondent

A shop employee was hacked to death by some miscreants at Pashchim Kandapara in Narsingdi district on Tuesday midnight.

The dead was identified as Shafiqul Islam, 15, an employee of a shop owned by one Jasim Miah. Police said miscreants entered into the shop around Tuesday midnight by breaking open its shutter when Shafiqul was asleep.

They beat up Shafiqul mercilessly with iron rods which resulted in his death on the spot. Police recovered the body in the morning and sent it to Narsingdi Hospital morgue for autopsy.

A case was filed with the Narsingdi Model Thana in this connection.

Meanwhile, a high school student was killed and another injured seriously in road accident at Monohardi upazila bus stand in Narsingdi district yesterday morning.

The deceased was identified as Sajon (13), a student of class seven of Monohordi High School and son of Shamim Akand of Chandanbari Union of the upazila.

The injured student Naim (12) is a student of class VI of the same high school.

Local people said the two cousins were going to school riding a bicycle when a Dhaka bound bus hit them leaving Sajon dead on the spot and injuring Naim.

The agitated locals set fire to the bus. However, district fire service brought the fire under control.

A case has been filed with the Monohardi police station.

Police arrested the bus driver.