Cox's Bazar: Bangladeshi man was stabbed to death allegedly by a Rohingya young man at Kochubonia village of Ramu upazila in Cox’s Bazar on Friday night over an illicit relationship with a Rohingya woman.

The deceased was Abdul Zabbar, a resident of the village in Kunia Palong union.

Locals said that a Rohingya woman Delwara Begum, 28, fled from Myanmar amid persecution, used to live in a house with his nephew Ziabul Haque, 22, as her husband lives in Malaysia.

Meanwhile, an illicit relationship developed between Delwara Begum and Abdul Zabbar.

Ziabul, who used to work as Muajjin in a local mosque, found Zabbar at his aunt's house after returning from the mosque.

Being agitated, he stabbed Zabbar with a sharp weapon, leaving him critically injured.

Later, the injured was rushed to Cox's Bazar Sadar Hospital.

As his condition deteriorated, he was referred to Chittagong Medical College and Hospital and later, he died on the way to hospital.

Sanaullah, sub-inspector of Ramu Police Station, said that police arrested Ziabul and Delwara.