Natore Jubo Dal leader dies in police custody

A Natore unit Jubo Dal leader has died while undergoing treatment in police custody.

Deceased Abul Kalam Azad died in Rajshahi Medical College Hospital on Thursday, reportedly due to a cerebral stroke.

He was arrested by the police on November 18 on charges of sabotage from his house in Hatiandah of Singra upazila in Natore.

He had been in police custody since then.

Singra Police arrested Abul Kalam Azad in connection with a sabotage case registered on the night of 28 October with Singra Police Station.

The next day, when he was produced in court, the court ordered him to be sent to Natore jail. On November 30, the court granted his bail plea.

But, he suffered a stroke on the evening of November 29 in jail. He was taken from the jail to Natore Sadar Hospital at 7:33 pm in an ill condition.

When his condition worsened, the prison authorities shifted him to Rajshahi Medical College Hospital.

Moshiur Rahman, civil surgeon of Natore and acting assistant director of Sadar Hospital, explained that the prisoner, Abul Kalam Azad, was brought to the emergency department of the hospital on the night of 29 November. As the patient's condition was critical, he was immediately recommended to be sent to Rajshahi Medical College Hospital