Patuakhali:  A college student was hacked to death allegedly by some miscreants in New Market area of Patuakhali early on Friday.

The deceased is Mahbub Payda, in his twenties, a student of Patuakhali Vocational School and Training College, and son of Yusuf Payda of Sabujbagh area.

Tariqul Islam, officer‐in‐charge of Sadar Police station, said Alamin, a suspected criminal along with his associates swooped on Mahbub and stabbed him indiscriminately while passing through the area at about 11:30pm on Thursday, leaving him critically injured.

He was taken to Patuakhali General Hospital where he succumbed to his injuries.

Police suspected that Mahbub might have been killed over previous enmity.