
A leader of Bangladesh Nationalist Party was beaten to death allegedly by his rivals in Dhaka’s Dhamrai upazila on Friday afternoon.
The deceased, Mohammad Babul Mia, 50, was the former vice-president of Kulla Union BNP and three times member of ward 6 under the same union parishad.
The attack occurred around 2:30pm in the Boro Kushiara area of the upazila.
Babul’s wife, Eyasmin Begum alleged that some local people — Afsar, Arshad, and Monir, had been threatening them over a dispute regarding Akshirnagar Housing, a land business organisation.
While harvesting mustard near Akshirnagar Housing, Babul was attacked by Afsar, Arshad, Monir, and others on the day.
‘They beat him with sticks and SS pipes, gouging out both his eyes’, Eyasmin said.
She also said that the attackers stopped them from taking Babul to hospital.
Later, Babul was taken to Savar Enam Medical College Hospital, where doctors declared him dead.
Enam Medical College Hospital emergency unit duty doctor Ezaz Ahmed told ¶¶Òõ¾«Æ· that Babul was brought dead at the hospital at about 4:00pm on the day.
He suffered severe injuries in his head, eyes, face, and legs, Ezaz added.
Dhamrai Police station officer in-charge Monirul Islam told reporters that preliminary investigations indicated the murder was linked to a past conflict.
‘We are working to arrest the culprits’, he added.