A local Awami League leader was stabbed to death allegedly by his rivals at Dakkhin Katolli of the Chattogram city on Wednesday night.
The deceased was identified as Anwar Zahid Tanvir, 32, office secretary of Pahartoli unit of ruling Awami League. He is son of Zahid Sarkar of the area.
Locals said that Ismail Hossain and incumbent Councillor Morshed Akter Chowdhury were at loggerheads as Ismail got the party ticket to contest the upcoming city election.
Ismail’s supporters had an altercation with followers of Morshed at about 11:30pm in front of the residence of Morshed. At one stage, the supporters of Ismail stabbed Anwar and Jony.
Anwar and Jony were taken to Chattogram Medical College Hospital (CMCH), where the on duty doctors declared Anwar dead, said Zahirul Islam, in-charge of CMCH police outpost.
