A student named Mehedi Hasan (18) was stabbed to death during a clash between two groups in the Jatiya Sangsad Bhavan area.
Inspector (Investigation) of Sherebangla Nagar police station Sajib Dey said that after the program of a political party, there was a commotion between the two parties. It was initially reported that there were two fights between the two sides. Then Mehdi Hasan was hit with a knife. His body has been kept at Shaheed Suhrawardy Medical College Mortuary for post-mortem.
The relatives of the deceased said that Mehdi has passed the SSC exam this time. His house is in the area under Bhatara police station.
It is reported that Mehdi participated in a rally of the Volunteer League on Saturday afternoon. The rally was held from Ramnastha Engineers Institution to Dhanmondi No. 32. At the end of the rally, Mehdi and many others were crossing Manik Mia Avenue on foot. Around 6:30 in the evening, they had an argument with another group of activists who had joined the rally in a pickup van. At one point it turned into a fight. One of them stabbed Mehdi in the chest. He was immediately taken to Shaheed Suhrawardy Medical College Hospital where doctors declared him brought dead.