[Bangla Daily Star] An activist of outlawed Purba Bangla Communist party (PBCP- Janajuddha) was hacked to death by their rivals in Haripur village under Ataikul upazila of the district early Friday.The deceased was identified as Akkas Ali, 42, son of Gafur Pramanik of the same village.
Police said Akkas was holding a secret meeting with his associates in a field near his house Thursday night when their outlawed party rivals swooped on them with local weapon at about 12:30am.
The outlawed chased Akkas and chopped him indiscriminately near his house leaving him in a critical condition. Later he was sent to Pabna General Hospital where he died early Friday, police added.
Officer-In-Charge Md Sirajul Islam of Ataikul Police Station said the police has recovered the body and send it to Hospital for autopsy.
The deceased was the regional leader of Janajuddha faction of PBCP and their outlawed party rivals might have killed him for internal feud, he also added.
A case was lodged with Ataikul Police Station in this connection.