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JL leader, another hacked to death in city

Two young men, including a leader of the Jubo League, were hacked dead, one of them by assailants and another allegedly by a neighbour, at Sutrapur and Gendaria in the city early Saturday.In Sutrapur, a Jubo League leader was hacked to death by some unidentified miscreants at Rokanpur early Saturday.The deceased was identified as Razib Hasan, 30, a leader of the Dhaka south city unit of Jubo League and a resident of Rokanpur.Sub-inspector of Sutrapur Police Station Bulbul said a gang of miscreants hacked Razib over a previous enmity at a place near his home around 12:30am, leaving him injured.Later, locals whisked him off to Dhaka Medical College Hospital where on-duty doctors declared him dead.In Gendaria, Abu Syeed, 24, son of late Mahiuddin, a resident of Dhaltapur, was hacked to death allegedly by one of his neighbours over previous enmity in the early hours of the day.Officer-in-charge of Sutrapur Police Station Sheikh M Abdur Razzak said Sayeed had been at loggerheads with his neighbor Shakil, reports UNB.In the early morning, Sayeed and Shakil locked into an altercation in front of their houses.At one stage, Shakil called in his followers over phone, who swooped on Sayeed.Later, Shakil hacked Sayeed with a sharp weapon around 3:30am, leaving him injured.Sayeed was rushed to Dhaka Medical College Hospital where on-duty doctors declared him dead.Police picked up one Pappu in connection with the incident, the OC added.