Monday, July 13, 2026

Copyright: Any unauthorized use or reproduction of The Daily Star content for commercial purposes
is strictly prohibited and constitutes copyright infringement liable to legal action.

Snaps And Snippets

Shopkeeper beaten to death

10 May 2009, 18:00 PM

NATIONAL

Our Correspondent, Patuakhali

A shopkeeper at a brothel in Patuakhali town was beaten to death on Saturday night by a gang of miscreants. Police arrested Jalil, 30, of Lawkahti village immediately after the incident on charge of involvement in the murder. Police and family sources said, 5-7 members of the gang called out Shamim, 30, from his residence at the brothel and took him to Pural hospital road. At a stage of beating they hit him there with brick injuring Shamim seriously. He was admitted to Patuakhali General Hospital at about 8pm where he died at about 9pm.