Jhenaidah, Aug. 20 -- A polytechnic student was stabbed to death allegedly by his roommate following a dispute over food and purchasing essentials in a mess in Jhenaidah town on Thursday evening.

The deceased was identified as Kawsar, 21, a seventh-semester student of Jhenaidah Polytechnic Institute and son of Matiar Rahman of Chotkabaria village in Harinakundu upazila.

Police detained the suspect, aged 16, over the incident.

Police and local sources said Kawsar, the suspect, a Class-10 student, and 4-5 other students lived together in a rented mess and cooked their meals collectively. An argument broke out between Kawsar and the suspect at noon after food ran short.

The two again became involved in an argument over buying essentials ...