A farmer was allegedly hacked to death by unidentified miscreants at a local market at Lohagara upazila in Narail district on Wednesday morning.
The victim has been identified as Khaja Molla, 45, son of Laba Molla from Kumardanga Par Ishakhali village under Itna union.
According to police and locals, Khaja had gone to Kumardanga village market for tea. At that time, a group of assailants armed with locally-made weapons ambushed him in front of a tea stall owned by one Raibul at around 7:30 am. The attackers hacked him indiscriminately, leaving him critically injured.
Locals rushed Khaja to Lohagara Upazila Health Complex where doctors declared him dead on arrival.
Md Ashiqur Rahman, officer-in-charge of Lohagara Police Station, said the body has been sent to Narail Sadar Hospital morgue for autopsy. He also confirmed that additional police forces have been deployed in the area to prevent further violence and that efforts are underway to identify and arrest the attackers.
