Man held for killing Noapara councillor

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UNB, Benapole :
Police arrested a young man from Abhaynagar upazila in Jessore district on Sunday evening for his alleged involvement in the killing of Oliar Rahman, councillor of Noapara municipality and also joint general secretary of the Abhaynagar upazila unit of Awami League.
The arrested man was identified as Yunus Ali, 32, son of late Abdul Hakim Molla of Sarkhola village of the same upazila.
Oliar Rahman was gunned down by miscreants at Guakhola village in Abhaynagar upazila on Sunday morning.
Quoting locals, police said Oliar came under
attack by a group of miscreants on his way back home after offering Fazr prayers at a local mosque at around 7:30 am.
The attackers fired two shots at him near his residence in the area, leaving him injured.
Oliar died on way to Khulna Medical College Hospital.
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