A physician was stabbed to death by miscreants in the Bornali Mor area of Rajshahi city early Monday (October 30). 

The deceased Dr Golam Kazem Ali, dermatology specialist at Rajshahi Medical College and Hospital (RMCH), hailed from Chapainawabganj district.

Additional Deputy Commissioner of Rajshahi Metropolitan Police Jamirul Islam confirmed the matter on Monday morning.

RMCH police box in charge SI Mukul Hossain confirmed the matter. 

According to locals, Dr Ali was returning home after seeing patients at his chamber on Sunday night. When Dr Ali reached near a local mosque near Rajib Chattar, a group of miscreants stabbed him indiscriminately with sharp weapons, leaving him seriously injured, they added.

Locals rescued him and took him to the emergency department of Rajshahi Medical College Hospital. Later, Dr Ali was transferred to the ICU where he died around 1am.

Efforts are on to arrest the attackers, the police official said.

BDST: 1344 HRS, OCT 30, 2023 
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