Jessore Correspondent :A leader of Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) was stabbed to death at Lohapatti in Jessore town on Wednesday night. The BNP Thursday held protest procession in Jessore town carrying the body. The dead was identified as Ferdaus Hossain, 52, assistant organizing secretary, Jessore district unit BNP and son of Amin Uddin of Birampur under Kotwali Police Station. Eyewitnesses and police said Ferdaus was wounded critically as he was stabbed by a youth over a sudden feud at Lohapatti at around 9:30pm on Wednesday. He was then rushed to Jessore Medical College Hospital and died there at around 10pm. Dr Waheduzzaman Azad, Assistant Registrar, Jessore Medical College Hospital, declared him dead at around 10pm. Jessore district and town unit BNP brought out protest procession in Jessore town with the body after his post mortem on Thursday noon. Ilias Hossain, officer in-charge, Kotwali police station told The New Nation on Thursday that no case was lodged in this connection.Syed Saberul Haque Sabu, General Secretary, Jessore district unit of BNP said, that the miscreants stabbed the BNP leader to death.
