Physician stabbed to death in Cumilla

Dr Zahirul Haque, who was injured in an attack by unidentified miscreants while practising his chamber at the Race Course area in Cumilla on Saturday, has succumbed to his injuries on Monday morning.

Cumilla Medical College and Hospital Director Dr Azizur Rahman Siddiqui told The Daily Samakal that Dr Zahirul breathed his last at around 6:30am while undergoing treatment at United Hospital in Dhaka.

Zahirul’s wife Farhana Afrin Himi were also stabbed allegedly over a clash with the management committee at the Shapla Tower in the Race Course area of Cumilla.

Dr Zahirul's wife Farhana Afrin Himi filed a case accusing 5 people. They are Salauddin Morshed Bhuiyan alias Pappu and his wife Sumi, Pappu's sons Arham and Ahnaf and Silver Development chairman Farooq Ahmed.

Meanwhile, Pappu, who was arrested in connection with the incident, has been sent to jail through the court, said Officer-in-Charge (OC) of Kotwali Model Police Station Ahmed Sanjur Morshed.

He went on saying that a drive is underway to arrest the rest of the accused.

/MHK/