Ahsanul Amin George, Khulna :
Once Khulna was called “Death Valley” due to repeated killing. After many years, recently unrest is prevailing in Khulna city and nine upazila of the district and Khulna has turned into death valley. Khulna inhabitants including politicians and businessmen are always in fear of killing.
The situation of the first four months of this year was calm and quiet. But only in the month of May, within the difference of 8 days, at least six persons were killed. All the accused of these sensational murders could not be arrested by the members of the law enforcing agencies. Besides, two other persons including a freedom fighter were also killed in the mean time.
Sources said, on May 25,2017, organizing secretary of Khulna district unit BNP and former UP Chairman Sardar Alauddin Mithu and one of his bodyguard were gunned down by some unidentified miscreants at his own business office at Damodor area in Phultala upazila of Khulna district. After five days of this double murder, on May 31, an unidentified bullet-hit dead body was found and recovered by the police at Bypass Akman More area under Arongghata police station in Khulna city. Next day, on June 1, one Sheikh Mostak Ali was killed centering a family feud at Boyra cross road area under Sonadanga police station in the city. On the same day, police recovered a beheaded dead body wrapped in a sack from a brick field ghat of the river Atharobeki at Sreefaltala area in Rupsha upazila of the district. Next day, on June 2. an alleged outlaw named Iqbal Sarwar was shot dead at Daulatpur Anjuman road area under Daulatpur police station in the city.
A Freedom fighter was gunned down and four others were injured critically at Rayermahal area under Horintana police station in the city on June 14 (Wednesday night).
The deceased was identified as Shahadat Molla,55, a freedom fighter and also liberation war related secretary of Sonadanga unit Awami League in the city.
The four injured are Mostafa, Bulbul, Rubel and Liakot Khan who were admitted in Khulna Medical College Hospital (KMCH) in critical condition.
Police and eyewitnesses said, At around 9.35 pm on Wednesday, freedom fighter Shahadat Molla was sitting in his business farm, all on sudden some unidentified miscreants shot targeting him and he died on the spot. Four of his associates were injured critically. The miscreants managed to flee from the scene after the occurrence.
Being informed, police rushed to the spot, recovered the dead body and sent it to KMCH hospital for autopsy. The injured persons were admitted in KMCH.
Once Khulna was called “Death Valley” due to repeated killing. After many years, recently unrest is prevailing in Khulna city and nine upazila of the district and Khulna has turned into death valley. Khulna inhabitants including politicians and businessmen are always in fear of killing.
The situation of the first four months of this year was calm and quiet. But only in the month of May, within the difference of 8 days, at least six persons were killed. All the accused of these sensational murders could not be arrested by the members of the law enforcing agencies. Besides, two other persons including a freedom fighter were also killed in the mean time.
Sources said, on May 25,2017, organizing secretary of Khulna district unit BNP and former UP Chairman Sardar Alauddin Mithu and one of his bodyguard were gunned down by some unidentified miscreants at his own business office at Damodor area in Phultala upazila of Khulna district. After five days of this double murder, on May 31, an unidentified bullet-hit dead body was found and recovered by the police at Bypass Akman More area under Arongghata police station in Khulna city. Next day, on June 1, one Sheikh Mostak Ali was killed centering a family feud at Boyra cross road area under Sonadanga police station in the city. On the same day, police recovered a beheaded dead body wrapped in a sack from a brick field ghat of the river Atharobeki at Sreefaltala area in Rupsha upazila of the district. Next day, on June 2. an alleged outlaw named Iqbal Sarwar was shot dead at Daulatpur Anjuman road area under Daulatpur police station in the city.
A Freedom fighter was gunned down and four others were injured critically at Rayermahal area under Horintana police station in the city on June 14 (Wednesday night).
The deceased was identified as Shahadat Molla,55, a freedom fighter and also liberation war related secretary of Sonadanga unit Awami League in the city.
The four injured are Mostafa, Bulbul, Rubel and Liakot Khan who were admitted in Khulna Medical College Hospital (KMCH) in critical condition.
Police and eyewitnesses said, At around 9.35 pm on Wednesday, freedom fighter Shahadat Molla was sitting in his business farm, all on sudden some unidentified miscreants shot targeting him and he died on the spot. Four of his associates were injured critically. The miscreants managed to flee from the scene after the occurrence.
Being informed, police rushed to the spot, recovered the dead body and sent it to KMCH hospital for autopsy. The injured persons were admitted in KMCH.
