Man stabbed to death in Chattogram over mobile phone dispute

A 28-year-old man was stabbed to death in Chattogram's Chandgaon area yesterday (20 August) following a dispute over a mobile phone, police said.

The incident took place around 6pm in front of Layla Tower in the Char Rangamatiya area under Chandgaon Police Station.

The deceased, Mohammad Sakib, was the son of Md Nazum Uddin in the area.

According to police and locals, Sakib had an ongoing dispute with several people he knew over a mobile phone. An altercation broke out between them last evening (20 August), when one from the opposing group stabbed Sakib and fled.

Locals rescued Sakib and took him to Chittagong Medical College Hospital, where doctors declared him dead.

Mohammad Jasim Uddin, officer-in-charge of Chandgaon Police Station, told The Business Standard around 10:30 pm, "He had a dispute with someone he knew over a mobile phone. The incident took place this evening over the previous dispute. 

"We are still conducting raids. No one has been arrested yet. A case will be filed."

Sub-inspector Nurul Alam Ashik, in-charge of the hospital police outpost, said, "A man named Sakib was brought to the emergency department in a bloodied condition after being stabbed. The doctor declared him dead. The body is currently at the morgue."

Police said drives are underway to identify and arrest those involved in the killing.