Dhaka, April 27 -- The father of the two brothers, who were killed by a mob in Faridpur's Madhukhali, has accused local public representative of demanding extortion from construction workers building a toilet for a school.

On the night of April 18, a mob attacked several construction workers building a toilet for a school after a temple next to the school caught fire. The mob accused the workers of setting fire to the temple.

They were hospitalised and two workers - Ashraful, 21, and his brother Ashadul, 15 - died while undergoing treatment the same night.

Their father, Shahjahan Khan, a resident of the same Upazila, said one of his sons told him over mobile phone a few days ago that there were troubles in the construction site, accord...