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Teenage boy killed in Sylhet screwdriver attack
Greenwatch Desk
Crime
2026-06-29, 9:34pm
A teenage workshop worker has been killed after allegedly being attacked with a screwdriver over a minor issue in Kanaighat upazila of Sylhet.
The deceased was identified as Abdul Ahad, 15, son of rickshaw puller Saleh Ahmed of Doloirmati village under Kanaighat municipality.
According to locals, Sayeem Ahmed of Raygor village in the municipality attacked Ahad, an employee at Tajul Islam's workshop, with a screwdriver following an altercation around 8:00pm on Sunday, leaving him seriously injured.
He was taken to Sylhet MAG Osmani Medical College Hospital where he succumbed to his injuries around 10:00am on Monday, reports UNB.
Officer-in-Charge of Kanaighat Police Station Md Aminul Islam said police visited the scene after receiving the information.