Five men were murdered in separate incidents in five districts - Tangail, Rajbari, Dinajpur, Gaibandha and Naogaon.
MIRZAPUR, TANGAIL: A local leader of Jatiotabadi Sramik Dal was beaten to death over a longstanding land dispute in Mirzapur Upazila of the district on Sunday.
The incident occurred in Banshinagar Village of the upazila in the morning.
The deceased was identified as Fazlul Haque, 50, a resident of the village. He was recently appointed as the president of Bashhtail Union Unit of Jatiotabadi Sramik Dal.
His wife Mariam Begum and son Monir Hossain were also injured during the attack.
According to police and locals, Fazlul Haque had been engaged in a dispute with his nephew Parvez over the ownership of a piece of land for several years. On Sunday morning, Parvez along with at least 25 others reportedly tried to forcibly occupy the disputed land. When Fazlul Haque and his family resisted, the attackers beat them mercilessly, leaving them injured.
Locals then rescued the injured and rushed them to Kumudini Hospital in Mirzapur, where the on-duty doctor declared Fazlul dead.
General Secretary of Bashhtail Union BNP Abul Kalam Azad stated that Fazlul Haque was supposed to formally assume his new role as Sramik Dal president on the same day he was killed. He also claimed that several village arbitrations had taken place over the land earlier. "But this morning, Parvez along with Anwar, Jinnah and 25 to 30 others, suddenly launched a brutal attack on Fazlul and his family," he said.
Officer-in-Charge (OC) of Mirzapur Police Station (PS) Mosharraf Hossain confirmed that a murder case is being filed and a police operation is underway to arrest the accused.
RAJBARI: The body of an expatriate, who jumped into the Padma River after being stabbed by his rivals in Goalanda Upazila of the district 24 hours back, was recovered on Saturday noon.
Deceased Al Amin, 23, was the son of Abu Bakkar Mandal, a resident of Ramnarayanpur Village in Dhalar Char Union under Aminpur PS of Pabna.
It was known that Al Amin went to see a girl at her house at Rakhalgacchi Bazar area under Debgram Union in Rajbari on Friday noon for marriage. On the way, a group of people including Shah Ali, Rabiul, Thandu, Juwel Fakir and Selim attacked him over previous enmity and stabbed him mercilessly. Critically injured Al Amin, at one stage, jumped into the Padma River to save his life, but went missing there.
Later on, Goalanda Ghat PS personnel and Kazirhat Naval Police jointly conducted a drive and recovered the body from the river on Saturday noon. The body was then sent to Rajbari Sadar Hospital morgue for an autopsy.
Goalanda Ghat PS OC Mohammad Rakibul Islam confirmed the matter, adding that the law enforcers are trying to nab those involved in the incident.
NAWABGANJ, DINAJPUR: A teacher was killed over repaying loan money in Nawabganj Upazila of the district on Friday night. The incident took place at Taherganj Bazar in the upazila.
Deceased Shahajul Islam, 57, son of late Mafiz Uddin of Narayanpur Village, was the head teacher of Narayanpur Government Primary School.
Locals, however, caught the accused Roni Mia, 32, son of Rejaul Islam, and handed him over to the police.
Quoting locals, Nawabganj PS OC Mohammad Abdul Matin said that Shahajul Islam was having dinner at a restaurant at Taherganj Bazar. At that time, Roni along with his wife came and demanded the money that Shahajul took from him. An altercation took place there, and at one stage, Roni and his wife attacked on Shahajul, leaving him injured. Shahajul's two sons were also injured there as they came forward to save their father.
The injured were then rescued and taken to Nawabganj Upazila Health Complex, where the on-duty doctor declared Shahajul dead.
The deceased's son SM Shibli Sadiq lodged a murder case with Nawabganj PS being the plaintiff.
GAIBANDHA: An auto-rickshaw driver, who was stabbed by muggers in Gaibandha Stadium area in the town on Thursday night, died at Rangpur Medical College Hospital on Friday.
The deceased was identified as Anis Mia alias Thanda, 45, son of late Hamid Mia, a resident of Baguria Village in Sadar Upazila.
According to local sources, Thanda had been working as a newspaper hawker for nearly two decades. He quit his work a few months back and bought a battery-run auto-rickshaw with a loan. When he went out with his auto-rickshaw on Thursday night, a group of muggers attacked him in Gaibandha Stadium area, and stabbed him with lethal weapons, leaving him critically injured.
The muggers then snatched away the auto-rickshaw and fled away.
Locals found him lying on the land and took him to Gaibandha Sadar Hospital, where the on-duty doctors referred him to Rangpur Medical College Hospital as his health condition deteriorated further.
Later on, he succumbed to his injuries while undergoing treatment at Rangpur Medical College Hospital on Friday.
DHAMOIRHAT, NAOGAON: A man was hacked to death by miscreants in Dhamoirhat Upazila of the district on Thursday night.
The incident took place in Borotha Bazar area of the upazila at around 9:30 pm.
The deceased was identified as Ujjal Hossain, 33, son of Md Saidul Islam, a resident of Bangshibati Village under Aranagar Union in the upazila. He was a goat trader by profession. The deceased's cousin Md Roni said that Ujjal was returning home from Borotha Bazar at night riding on a bicycle. On the way, a group of miscreants attacked him at Shimultali and hacked him mercilessly, leaving him critically injured.
Locals then rescued him and took to neighbouring Patnitala Upazila Health Complex, where the on-duty doctor declared him dead.
Being informed, police recovered the body and sent it to Naogaon Sadar Hospital morgue for an autopsy.
The law enforcers, however, arrested two persons, named Arif Hossain and Sagar, for questioning in this connection.
