Police have arrested three people in connection with the murder of a village doctor in Sharsha upazila of Jashore on Thursday night.
The arrestees are Alauddin Ala, son of Abul Hossain; Lalon Hossain, son of Jamir Hossain; and Selim Mia, son of Abdul Kader, all residents of Dakshin Burujbagan village in Sharsha upazila.
Sharsha Police Station OC (Investigation) Shah Alam said they were sent to jail through the Jashore court after initial interrogation.
The victim, Al Amin, son of Rafiqul Islam of the Sharsha Navaron area, was stabbed by attackers around 9:30 pm while returning home after offering prayers.
According to police and local sources, a group of assailants suddenly attacked him with sharp weapons and fled, leaving him critically injured.
Locals found him lying in a bloodied condition and rushed him to Sharsha Upazila Health Complex, where the on-duty doctor declared him dead.
The victim’s family filed a case with Sharsha Police Station the following day, on February 20.