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Kamal later went to stop the fight but was attacked by members of the opposing group and subsequently lost consciousness. He was taken to the hospital, where doctors declared him dead, said his family members.

However, police said they are investigating the death and did not initially find visible injury marks on the body.

In Patuakhali, a teenage boy was stabbed to death allegedly by miscreants on Saturday night.

The deceased was identified as Tajul Islam, 16, of Machuakhali village under Kalapara upazila.

Quoting family members, police said Tajul joined a wedding ceremony on Saturday night in the village. At around 11:30pm, some people called and took him to a nearby secluded area and stabbed him.

Hearing his screams, locals rushed there, rescued him, and took him to the nearby health complex, where on-duty doctors declared him dead.

Following the incident, local residents detained the three youths on suspicion and handed them over to police, said Nazrul Islam, the OC of Kalapara Police Station.

In Pirojpur, police recovered the bodies of two men from separate places in Mathbaria upazila yesterday morning.

The deceased were identified as Abdur Rashid, 50, a farmer, and Mohammad Sagar, 28, a motorcycle driver. Both were residents of Dakkhin Amragachia village.

The bodies were found less than a kilometre apart.

According to family members, Rashid left his home at around 10:00pm on Saturday night after receiving a phone call and did not return. His body was found yesterday morning on the veranda of a local maktab near his house.

In a separate incident, Sagar’s body was discovered beside his home. Family members alleged that he had been killed and his body left there by unidentified assailants at around 1:30am.

Investigators are yet to determine how the men died, said Partha Chakraborty, additional superintendent of police in Pirojpur.

[Our correspondents from Manikganj, Noakhali, Pirojpur, Khulna and Patuakhali contributed to the report]