Published : 08 Mar 2026, 02:41 AM
Updated : 21 Aug 2026, 03:26 PM
A grocery shop owner has been stabbed to death allegedly for refusing to pay extortion money in Cox’s Bazar’s BGB camp, police said.
The incident occurred around 3pm on Saturday at Sahityika Palli near the BGB camp.
The victim, 35-year-old Ganesh Pal, operated a grocery store in the town’s Borobazar.
Ganesh’s wife Shefali Pal and brother Ashish Pal alleged that their neighbour, identified only as Zishan, had been demanding money while Ganesh was installing a septic tank at his newly built house.
The dispute had led to several arguments between the two parties in recent days.
Family members said Zishan attacked Ganesh with a knife on Saturday afternoon, stabbing him multiple times.
He was rushed to a local hospital, where doctors declared him dead.
Cox's Bazar Sadar Model Police chief Md Shami Uddin said primary investigations suggest that Zishan, a known petty criminal in the area, confronted Ganesh over the unpaid "toll”.
“When Ganesh refused to pay, an argument broke out. At one point, Zishan pulled out a knife and stabbed him twice,” the Shami Uddin said.
Police have also learnt that another young man was present at the scene during the incident.
A drive is under way to arrest those involved in the killing.
