A 15-year old girl has been killed by unknown assailants while attempting to save a woman from the attackers.
The incident was reported from Cox’s Bazar’s Teknaf upazila on Friday (Nov 2) night.
The deceased, identified as Asma Akter tried to save Hasina Begum, 35, who was left injured in the incident.
According to locals, a group of unknown assailants attempted to kill Hasina Begum, who is married to an expatriate. Asma, a neighbour of Begum, tried to save her from the attackers only to end up being their target as the attackers killed her slitting her throat.
The killers fled the scene as people started to gather, they added.
Teknaf Model OC Pradip Kumar Das said a police team visited the scene around 11pm Friday.
“We are investigating the incident,’ he said adding that the motive behind the killing was not immediately clear.
Hoaikong UP Chairman Nur Ahmed Anowari said that Asma was a resident of Chakmarkul area.
Injured Hasina Begum has been admitted to Cox’s Bazar hospital, added the UP chairman.