According to Matlab Uttar Police Station, the murder statistics for the period include: 3 murders related to property disputes, 3 premeditated murders, 3 murders due to prior enmity, 2 murders due to family conflicts, 2 murders related to dominance issues, and 1 murder caused by sudden assault. Additionally, 1 death was reported due to a road accident, 5 cases were filed for abetment to suicide, 8 cases under the Women and Children Repression Prevention Act, 4 cases under rape laws, and 46 unnatural death cases, including 10 by hanging, 14 by drowning, 9 by poisoning, 6 by electrocution, 5 by road accidents, 1 by tree impact, and 1 by fire.
These statistics highlight a worrying social reality in Matlab Uttar, where illegal sand extraction, family unrest, land and property disputes, and minor conflicts are rapidly escalating into violent confrontations. Analysts warn that without coordinated preventive measures from both law enforcement and society, this trend will be difficult to curb.
Notable murder cases in the past year include:
August 13, 2025: Autorickshaw driver Mizanur Rahman Abhi was shot and stabbed to death in Eklaspur.
July 11, 2025: Hatak Habib Ullah was strangled to death in Sadullapur Union.
July 4-5, 2025: Farhad Jewel’s body, with marks of injury on the head and back, was recovered from the Meghna River in Kalakanda Union.
July 30, 2025: Mainuddin Sarker was killed by his uncle over a loan dispute in Durgapur Union.
January 30, 2025: Rifat and Rasel were killed in a shootout over illegal sand extraction in Mohanpur Union.
January 5, 2025: An unidentified person’s body was recovered from the Dhanagoda River in Kalirbazar by Mohanpur Naval Police.
November 5, 2024: Farmer Kabir Sarker was killed over a rice seedling dispute in Sultanabad Union.
December 7, 2024: A partially burnt body of an unidentified woman was recovered from a drainage canal in Sadullapur Union’s Putiarpar area.
October 24, 2024: Ferdousi Akter Anna was killed by her husband Yasin in Fatepur West Union, who dumped her body in the river.
October 16, 2024: Noman stabbed his father to death over a land dispute in Fatepur East Union’s Ludhua village.
September 28, 2024: Safikul Islam was beaten to death by his brother over a property dispute in Durgapur Union’s Mithurkandi village.
September 21, 2024: Shefali Begum was killed by her son in Fatepur West Union’s Dighlipar village.
September 3, 2024: Autorickshaw driver Khabir Praman was killed in a premeditated attack in Fatepur West Union’s Mandartali village.
August 27, 2024: Jahir was killed in a clash over a boundary dispute in Baganbari Union’s Khaguria village.
Other notable incidents include the killing of river pirate Babla in a shootout, the murders of Ujjal Mizi and BNP leader Salimullah Lablu, and the 1997 massacre in Chengarchar Municipality’s Jordhali village, where 7 members of a family were killed over a land dispute by local UP member Safi Ullah Bhuiyan, his son Manik Bhuiyan, Salamat Bepari, and hired killers, sparking widespread local discussion.
AKM Taizul Islam, headteacher of Nauri Ahmadia High School, stated, “There was a time when people had deep trust in the rural arbitration system. However, the tendency to seek financial benefits and bias has destroyed this trust, causing minor disputes to escalate dangerously.”
Matlab Uttar Police Station’s Officer-in-Charge Mohammad Robiul Haque said, “Most of these murders are linked to family issues. However, a murder is a murder. We have already brought most of the culprits to justice, and no one will be spared, regardless of who they are.”
Chandpur’s Police Superintendent Muhammad Abdur Rakib PPM added, “The breakdown of family values, lack of tolerance, and inability to control anger are the primary causes of murders in rural areas. Both families and society need to be more aware to prevent such incidents.”
