Staff Reporter :
In a new spate of terror attack, a homeopathic doctor was killed and his friend, a teacher of Islamic University, received severe injuries in Bottoil Shishirpara Math area of Kushtia Sadar upazila on Friday morning.
The ill-fated doctor was identified as Meer Sanwar Hossain, 55, a resident of East Mazampur area of the district town, while the injured teacher was Mohammad Saifuzzaman, 42, Assistant Professor of Bangla Department. As the condition of Saifuzzaman deteriorated, he was flown to Dhaka by a helicopter.
According to police and locals, both the physician and the teacher have been providing medical treatment and medicines among the people, especially the poor, free of cost every Friday for the last 13 years.
On Friday morning, Sanwar along with his friend Saifuzzaman went to his bungalow adjacent to Shishirpara Math area at about 9:00am.
As soon as they reached near the bungalow, a gang of three youths riding a motorbike intercepted them and started chopping from the back direction. Sanwar died on the spot while Saifuzzaman received severe wounds, Proloy Chisim, Superintendent of Police of Narayanganj Kushtia told The New Nation on Friday afternoon.
He added Saifuzzaman was first admitted to Kushtia General Hospital. As his condition deteriorated, he was flown to Dhaka for better treatment.
The Police Super said Sanwar, a resident of Saddambazar area of the town, had a bungalow where he used to provide treatment to the poor free of cost.
“As Sanaullah was born in Kushtia, naturally he along with his friend used to arrange a function based on Baul ideology at his village every Friday,” he said.
Proloy Chisim said the murder might have been taken place over land feud and a previous enmity between the victim and someone.
The Police Super said they launched an inquiry into the incident. “We are not confirmed whether militants were behind the incident. However, the assailants attacked them in a similar style of murders of bloggers, secular activists and university teacher.”
When contacted Shahbuddin Chowdhury, Officer-in-Charge of Kushtia Model Police Station, said they have recovered two pieces of severed fingers and sharp weapons from the spot.
