Robbers kill one, loot trawler in B’baria

Dhaka – A worker of a trawler was beaten to death and four others were injured by robbers in the Meghna River in Sarail upazila on Saturday midnight.The deceased was identified as Sarwar Hossian, 24, son of Harun Miah, a resident of Baroichhara village in the upazila.Deceased family members said a gang of masked robbers intercepted a Sunamganj-bound cement-laden trawler from Dhaka and looted valuables and beat up workers randomly, leaving five of them injured.Injured Sarwar was taken to Brahmanbaria Sadar Hospital and later shifted to Dhaka Medical College Hospital at night where he succumbed to his injuries in the morning.Contacted, Mafiz Uddin Bhuiyan, officer-in-charge of Sarail Police Station, said they are gathering information about the incident.UNB news agency