A local Awami League leader was beaten to death in Laxmipur on Sunday evening.
Nur Alam, 60, was the general secretary of a ward-level unit of AL and a tailor by profession., and a resident of Pachpara village of the district.
The victim’s son, Arif Hossain, said Nur was at home when someone rang him up on his mobile phone, warning that people were coming to attack him. He tried to escape but just at that moment, a group of 10-12 people armed with rods stormed the house. They beat my father and chased him towards the pond. He fell into the water but they dragged him out and beat him again. When my father was taken to a local hospital, the doctors declared him dead on arrival.
He was taken to the hospital in critical condition, where doctors declared him dead. Arif claimed to have recognized one of the attackers, a man named Khokon, who is “affiliated with the BNP.” It was under his leadership that my father was killed. Even though my father was involved with the Awami League, he never harmed anyone, nor did he have any enemies. He was killed purely for political reasons, he said.
Officer-in-charge of Chandraganj Police Station Emdadul Haque, said he was killed over political rivalry. The area is still flooded and we had to navigate water-logged streets to recover the body. The body is currently in the police station and will be sent to the Laxmipur Sadar Hospital for autopsy in the morning.
