Staff Reporter :
A local ward level leader of ruling Awami League (AL) was stabbed to death in Sharsha upazila of Jashore on Tuesday night.
The victim has been identified as Anisur Rahman, 45, son of one Moslem Uddin from Keralkhali village of Nizampur Union of the district.
Local sources said that the deceased Anisur was a candidate for the post of
President of Ward No. 4 in Nizampur union of the upazila.
Abul Kalam, Chairman of Nizampur Union Parishad, confirmed the news to the media and said that Anisur was talking with some locals at a tea stall of one Sohrab at Mollapara on Tuesday night.
At that time, Nasir Uddin, son of late Hamza Ali of the area, stabbed him on his shoulder with a sharp weapon from behind, the chairman added.
After stabbing, Nasir beat him with a hammer, but locals could not catch Nasir as he fled the scene, said the chairman.
After the incident, locals rushed the victim to a local hospital where duty doctors declared him dead around 10:00pm last night.
Ataur Rahman, Officer-in-Charge of Sharsha Police Station, suspected that Anisur became victim over previous hostility. An investigation is on OC added.
A local ward level leader of ruling Awami League (AL) was stabbed to death in Sharsha upazila of Jashore on Tuesday night.
The victim has been identified as Anisur Rahman, 45, son of one Moslem Uddin from Keralkhali village of Nizampur Union of the district.
Local sources said that the deceased Anisur was a candidate for the post of
President of Ward No. 4 in Nizampur union of the upazila.
Abul Kalam, Chairman of Nizampur Union Parishad, confirmed the news to the media and said that Anisur was talking with some locals at a tea stall of one Sohrab at Mollapara on Tuesday night.
At that time, Nasir Uddin, son of late Hamza Ali of the area, stabbed him on his shoulder with a sharp weapon from behind, the chairman added.
After stabbing, Nasir beat him with a hammer, but locals could not catch Nasir as he fled the scene, said the chairman.
After the incident, locals rushed the victim to a local hospital where duty doctors declared him dead around 10:00pm last night.
Ataur Rahman, Officer-in-Charge of Sharsha Police Station, suspected that Anisur became victim over previous hostility. An investigation is on OC added.
