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| AL leader hacked to death in Chuadanga |
| 2010-10-13 |
| [Bangla Daily Star] Unknown assailants chopped a local Awami League leader to death at Hogoldanga village of Damurhuda upazila early yesterday. Victim Mizanur Rahman Mizan, 43, was AL organising secretary and also a member of ward-7 of Natipota Union Parishad. Angered by the incident, villagers laid siege to Hogoldanga police camp around 10:00 am. They also beat up camp In-Charge SI Monsur Ahmed inside the camp. Later other police personnel of the camp rescued him. Police jugged one Rokunuzzaman, 32, from Damurhuda upazila town yesterday noon in this connection. Police and family sources said a gang of 10 to 12 men went to Mizan's house around 12:30am and asked him to open the door. Failing to get response from inside, the attackers broke open the door and entered the house around 1:15am. "They chopped and killed Mizan," victim's wife Doly Khatun told news hounds. The incident took place within 10 to 15 minutes in front of Doly and her two daughters Mitu and Mili. The gang beat feet the scene exploding two bombs when the villagers started rushing to the spot, said locals. Police Super of Chuadanga Nazrul Islam said they suspect issues over the up coming Union Parishad election might appear to be the reason behind the killing. According to local sources, several groups are active to secure the union parishad chair. Deceased Mizan had rivalry with one of the aspirants, Nurul Islam who is also an incumbent UP member. When the offenders reached the spot, Mizan repeatedly phoned Hogoldanga police camp and Damurhuda Police Station for help but received no response, claimed Doly. "Police reached the spot after one-and-a-half-hour of the incident," Doly added. She, however, could not identify the members of the gang. Officer-in-charge (OC) of Damurhuda Police Station, Sikdar Moshiur Rahman said he received Mizan's phone call around 1:0oam when he was going to take meal. "I started for his house, about 10 kilometres off the cop shoppe, soon after I received his call and reached there around 1:50am. But I found Mizan dead," added the OC. Sub-Inspector (SI) of Hogoldanga police camp Monsur Ahmed denied receiving any phone call from Mizan on that night. Our Kushtia correspondent reports, Mizan was made the acting UP chairman after the elected chairman, Moniruzzaman Moni was suspended on charge of corruption and landed in jail in 2007. Moni secured bail in 2009 and since then he has been living in Dhaka. He is also the organising secretary of Damurhuda upazila unit BNP. Arrestee Rokunuzzaman, who was jugged twice in 2007, is the younger brother of Moniruzzaman Moni, said police. District police authority closed SI Monsur Ahmed at Chuadanga police line after the incident. |
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