Man kills 'girlfriend', then self

A married microbus driver committed suicide after killing a college girl, also his alleged girlfriend, by slitting her throat at Kalitola near inter-district bus terminal of Nilphamari yesterday.

The victim girl, Liza Akhtar, 20, youngest daughter of Zohurul Islam, a tea stall owner of Sutipara village of Sadar upazila, was a Class XII student of local Moshiur Rahman Degree College.

The killer, Rabiul Islam Nayon, 28, son of Zoyed Ali of Haziganj Gorgram village of the same upazila, worked as a microbus driver of a Chinese toy factory at Uttara EPZ. 

Sabita Rani, 18, eyewitness of the incident, also classmate of the victim girl, said she and Liza were returning home from a private coaching centre at Panchmatha around 9:30am.

"When we reached Kalitola area, driver Nayon coming from the opposite direction held Liza and cut her throat with a sharp knife.

"Moments afterwards, the killer also cut his own throat with the same knife and with a sharp cry fell down dead a few metres away.

"Nayon developed relation with Liza, hiding the fact that he was married and had a child. At one stage Liza knew the matter and refused to continue the relation. It might have angered Nayon and he committed the heinous crime," said Sabita, visibly shocked to witness the gruesome killings.

Liza's brother Jahangir Alam, 30, said, "Nayon used to disturb my sister for a long time. We strictly told her not to maintain relation with him as we came to know about his bad character."

Shahjahan Pasha, officer in charge of Sadar Police Station, said, "In primary investigation, it seems to be an act of a pervert. We've sent the two bodies to the district hospital for autopsy."