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| Jhenidah BNP leader killed |
| 2011-06-04 |
| [Bangla Daily Star] A local BNP leader was chopped to death by unknown assailants at Baidanga union in Jhenaidah district yesterday. The dead Shahjahan Seraj, 55, son of late Solaiman Hossain of Saganna union of Jhenidah Sadar upazila, was a joint secretary of Baidanga BNP unit. Police said some myrmidons called Shahjahan to come out of his house at about 1:30 am saying that they need to discuss an emergency issue regarding the union parishad (UP) elections campaign. When Shahjahan came out of his house, the myrmidons swooped on him with sharp weapons leaving him critically injured. He was admitted to Jhenidah General Hospital at about 2:00 am from where he was referred to Dhaka Medical College and Hospital (DMCH) as his condition deteriorated. Shahjahan, also a former union parishad chairman, pegged out on way to DMCH at about 12:00 noon. He might have been killed due to his active support for local BNP candidate Alauddin Al Mamun in the coming UP election, locals alleged. Feroja Kulsum, on-duty officer of Jhenidah Police Station, said an autopsy of the body will be conducted at Jhenidah General Hospital morgue. BNP Jhenidah district unit president Mashiur Rahman condemned the killing and demanded proper investigation into the incident. No case was filed till filing of this report last night. |
| Posted by:Fred |