Jessore Correspondent :
Jessore Kotwali police recovered the body of Chhaya Khatun, 19, worker of Babur Hotel owned by Mofizur Rahman Babu near Monihar Cinema in Jessore town on Sunday morning. She was killed after being raped, police and restaurant employees said.
Jessore district unit Hotel Restaurant Sweetmeat Bakery Workers Union brought out a protest procession in the town carrying the body in Jessore town.
They demanded arrest of the killers of the restaurant worker Chhaya Khatun, daughter of Iman Ali of Trimohini village under Sharsha upazila in Jessore.
Taijul Islam, general secretary of Jessore district Hotel Restaurant Sweetmeat Bakery Workers Union alleged that police recovered the body of the female worker of Babur Hotel on Sunday morning. ‘The the bared body covered with a piece of cloth was seen lying on the corrugated iron-sheeted second floor of the restaurant on Sunday morning’, he added, ‘I informed the police later.’
AKM Azmal Huda, officer in-charge, Kotwali police station told that the police recovered the body from the second floor of the restaurant in the morning. She was knifed to kill by unidentified miscreants. ‘The police picked up the restaurant owner, his wife Nasima Khatun and another employee of the restaurant Amena Begum for quizzing.They alleged that the boro paddy has been inundated in haor areas of Sunamganj, Netrakona and Kishoreganj districts due to the negligence of the duty of (BWDB) some officials, including engineer Afsar Uddin, as they did not set up the dams properly and timely.
It was later learnt that the Chhatra League leaders and activists, armed with sharp weapons, had taken position in Subidbazar area to avenge the attack on Sylhet city unit General Secretary Abdul Alim Tushar by Chhatra Dal activists.
Maj Aziz’s jeep came under attack when he was crossing the area, police say quoting witnesses.
