Dhaka, June 23 -- Two people were stabbed to death in separate places in the capital on Sunday night.

The deceased were identified as Md Rifat, 22, of Benarashi Palli area of Mirpur-11, and Md Rocky, 32, of Isak Member Lane of Matbor Bazar, Kamrangirchar, as per a UNB report.

Shahin, father of Rifat, said his son was a student of Jannat Academy in Mirpur-12 and appeared for the SSC examinations last year.

Around 10:50 pm on Sunday, Rifat was stabbed during an altercation with his friend Asif over a dispute involving Asif's girlfriend in Mirpur-11 area, he said.

Rifat was initially taken to Islami Bank Hospital by his friends and later shifted to Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) around 11:10 pm.

He succumbed to his injuries at 11...