BNP leader hacked to death outside home in Kishoreganj, one detained

Attackers have stabbed and hacked to death Jahidul Alam Jahangir, suspended president of Mithamoin Upazila BNP, in Kishoreganj.

The attack took place outside his home in the Upazila headquarters' Beribandh around 9:00pm on Wednesday (July 15).

He died around midnight from excessive bleeding, said Anand Basak, a physician at the emergency department of Shaheed Syed Nazrul Islam Medical College Hospital.

According to police and locals, Jahangir was returning home from Mithamoin Bazar with political associate Hadis Mia when three or four attackers lying in wait ambushed him just outside his house.

The attackers reportedly stabbed and hacked him repeatedly, inflicting severe injuries. When Hadis stepped in to save him, the attackers hacked him too, leaving him injured.

Jahangir was first taken to Mithamoin Upazila Health Complex, but as his condition worsened, he was moved to Shaheed Syed Nazrul Islam Medical in the district town, where doctors declared him dead.

Monowar Hossain, officer-in-charge (OC) of Mithamoin Police Station, said, "One suspect was detained immediately after the incident and operation was under way to arrest those involved in the killing."

"Security has been tightened in the area amid lingering tensions, while investigators are working to establish the motive behind the killing," he added.

Central BNP suspended Jahangir's primary membership and all party posts in February over allegations that he had cut down around 20 mahogany trees along the embankment.