Unidentified assailants hacked a Jubo Dal leader to death in Cumilla city today (16 October), police said.
The deceased, Kawsar, was a leader of the Ward 4 unit of Jubo Dal under Cumilla City Corporation. He was also the brother of Kabir, a BNP leader from the same ward.
The attack took place around 11am in the Chhatrakhil area on the northern bank of the Gomti River, near Kaptan Bazar in Cumilla Sadar upazila.
Locals rescued Kawsar in critical condition and took him to Cumilla Trauma Centre, where he was admitted to the intensive care unit. He died around 2pm while undergoing treatment.
Additional Superintendent of Police Lutfar Rahman said several police teams were working to investigate the incident.
Cumilla Kotwali Model Police Station Officer-in-Charge Touhidul Anwar said the motive for the killing and the identities of those involved had not yet been established.
“Further details will be disclosed later,” he added.
Locals suspect the attack may have stemmed from previous enmity or another dispute, but police have yet to confirm any motive.
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