Staff Reporter:
A youth died after being stabbed in the capital’s Shah Ali area early Monday.
The deceased was identified as Mehedi Hasan, 25, son of Md Alam of Sahebganj village in Farid-ganj Upazila of Chandpur. He used to live in Borbag area under Mirpur Police Station and worked as a signboard maker.
Mehedi was stabbed on the road in front of Shah Ali Mohila College around 12:30am on Monday, said witnesses.
He was rushed to Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) where he died at around 6:15am while undergoing treatment.
Shah Ali Police Station Sub-Inspector (SI) Atowar Rahman said police detained a man carrying a knife near the college around midnight.
Shortly afterward, they learned that a youth was stabbed nearby allegedly by the detained man.
Police are investigating the incident and legal proceedings are underway, he added.
