Gazipur: A garments factory official was stabbed to death by miscreants in Zhinu Market area of Tongi upazila in Gazipur on Wednesday night.

The deceased was identified as Saiful Islam, sewing in-charge of ‘Zaber and Zubayer Garments’ in Pagar area of the upazila.

Aminul Islam, officer-in-charge of Tongi Police Station, said a gang of miscreants attacked him and stabbed him in the area at about 8:00pm while he was returning home after his office, leaving him critically injured.

Later he was taken to Tongi Government Hospital where doctors declared him dead.

Several days ago, a worker named Jibon was suspended from the garments factory following Saiful’s complaint.

Police suspected that he might have been killed over the issue.