Dhaka, July 12 -- Assailants have beaten and hacked a trader to death in brutal fashion outside Sir Salimullah Medical College Mitford Hospital, allegedly over a dispute tied to illegal wire trading.
The victim, Md Sohag, 32, ran a scrap copper and wire business in Mitford.
He was originally from Barishal, reports bdnews24.comThe attack took place near Gate No. 3 of the hospital around 4pm on Wednesday, Kotwali Police chief Md Moniruzzaman said.
Sohag was critically injured in a clash between two groups and rushed to the hospital's emergency department, where doctors declared him dead on arrival, the officer said.
"A rivalry over local dominance and control of the illicit wire market led to the attack," said the officer.
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