A 36-year-old man was killed in a stabbing in the Bandar area of Narayanganj on Saturday evening, 10 October, with police recovering his body from an isolated location behind a local school.
The victim, identified as Russel, was attacked at around 8 pm in Dakshin Gharmora, an area within Bandar Upazila. Police subsequently recovered his body and sent it to the morgue at Narayanganj General Hospital for a post-mortem examination.
Russel was the son of the late Sheikh Ahamad Mia and lived in Dakshin Gharmora, in Kalagachhia Union of Bandar Upazila. Details about his occupation, personal circumstances and the events leading up to the attack were not immediately available.
According to police sources, the stabbing took place at a secluded spot behind Haji Asmat Ullah School. Officers went to the scene after receiving information about the incident and recovered the body. It was then transferred to the hospital morgue for examination in accordance with the relevant legal procedures.
The circumstances surrounding the killing remain unclear. The initial report did not establish why Russel was attacked, whether he had been involved in any dispute before his death, or who might have been responsible. Police have yet to disclose further details about the incident.
Bandar Police Station Officer-in-Charge Jamal Uddin confirmed the killing. He said the incident occurred at an isolated location behind Haji Asmat Ullah School in Dakshin Gharmora and that officers had recovered the body before sending it to the morgue. Legal proceedings were under way, he added.
The post-mortem examination is expected to help establish the medical cause of death and provide evidence relevant to the investigation. However, no findings from the examination were available in the initial account.
Investigators will need to establish the sequence of events leading to the stabbing and identify those responsible. Information from potential witnesses and other evidence gathered at the scene may help clarify what happened, although police have not outlined specific investigative findings.
No arrests or suspected perpetrators were mentioned in the initial report. The motive for the killing also remains unknown.
The incident has drawn attention to the circumstances of a fatal attack in a secluded part of the neighbourhood. For now, the confirmed details remain limited to the victim’s identity, the approximate time and location of the stabbing, the recovery of his body and the police response.
Further information is expected as the investigation progresses and the authorities take the necessary legal steps.