BNP activist hacked to death in Mymensingh for refusing to withdraw case

A BNP activist named Yasin Ali Swapon (35) was allegedly hacked to death for refusing to withdraw a case. Another person was injured in the incident.

Swapon died while undergoing treatment at Mymensingh Medical College Hospital on Friday morning (May 9). Earlier, on Thursday night, he was stabbed in the Gandrapa Malbari area in Mymensingh city.

Yasin Ali Swapon was the son of Rojob Ali from the same area. He worked as a computer operator at Ananda Mohan College and also ran a grocery store in the neighborhood. He was involved in BNP politics.

According to locals and police, in 2022, Swapon's uncle Parvez was murdered by a drug dealer named Dilip and his associates. Dilip was imprisoned in connection with the case but was released on bail about a year ago. Since then, he resumed his drug dealing become a figure of fear in the area.

Around 9pm on Thursday night, Dilip pressured Swapon’s cousin, Amir Hossain, at Swapon’s shop to withdraw the case. When Amir refused, Dilip and his associates attacked both Amir and Swapon with sharp weapons, leaving them injured. Locals later rescued them and rushed them to Mymensingh Medical College Hospital, where Swapon died early in the morning.

Swapon’s another cousin, Arafat, said that Dilip and his men had been pressuring them in various ways for a long time to withdraw the case. When they refused, Dilip carried out a planned attack on them.

Swapon was involved in politics as a supporter of Rokonuzzaman Sarkar Rokon, the member secretary of the Mymensingh South District BNP. Attempts to reach Rokon for comment were unsuccessful, as he did not respond to multiple phone calls or reply to a text message.

Regarding the incident, Mymensingh Kotwali Model Police Station Officer-in-Charge (OC) Md Shafiqul Islam Khan said Swapon’s body has been sent to Mymensingh Medical College Hospital for autopsy. Efforts are ongoing to arrest those involved in the murder.