OUR CORRESPONDENT, Narsingdi

A grocery shop owner was hacked to death at Charsindur Bazar in Narsingdi’s Palash upazila on Monday night.

The victim, Moni Chakraborty, 40, was a resident of Sadharchar Union in Shibpur upazila.

Like every day, he closed his shop around 11:00pm and was heading home when unknown assailants suddenly attacked him with sharp weapons, leaving him critically injured, police said.

Locals rushed him to Palash Upazila Health Complex, where doctors declared him dead, said Shahed Al Mamun, officer-in-charge of Palash Police Station.

Residential Medical Officer of Palash Upazila Health Complex Abdullah Al Mamun told The Daily Star that the victim had injuries to the back of his head.

“Primarily, it appears to be an injury caused by sharp weapons. He was brought to the hospital dead on Monday night, and the body was sent to Narsingdi Sadar Hospital for autopsy this morning [Tuesday],” he added.

The victim’s father, Madan Chakraborty, said, “After closing the shop, my son was on his way to feed “If

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