Our Correspondents . Jessore and Bogra
A BNP leader was killed in Jessore while Awami League activists looted leather goods worth Tk 2 lakh from a warehouse of a BNP-backed union parishad member in Bogra as post-polls violence continued on Monday.
In Jessore, a BNP leader was killed allegedly by the Awami League activists at Rajapur Jamtala on Monday. The victim was identified as Khalilur Rahman, 45, president, ward 3, Bichhali union under the Kotwali police station.
Witnesses said AL men, led by Hadi, Azgar and Kamal of village Rajapur, stabbed Khalilur Rahman at about 8:30am while he was taking tea in a stall at the Jamtala intersection.
Local people took Khalilur to Jessore General Hospital, where the attending doctor declared him dead.
In Bogra, a group of AL activists attacked the warehouse of a BNP-backed union parishad member Amzad Hossain at Dakkhinpara under Gabtoli upazila and looted leather goods worth Tk 2 lakh. They also injured three people.
As Amzad and his wife Josna tried to resist them, they assault Josna, his son Saddam, aunty Shahera and neighbour Rsazzak.
A total of six people were killed and 200 others injured in violent incidents across the country till Monday, following the January 22 local government elections.
Of them, two people were killed in Jessore, one in Kushtia, one in B Baria, one in Faridpur and one in Narail.
Courtesy: newagebd.com
