AL activist hacked to death

An Awami League activist was hacked to death by unidentified criminals at Sonahata Bazar area under Nimgachhi union of Dhunat upazila at around 2:00pm yesterday.

The deceased was identified as Md Dablu, 35, son of Delwar Hossain of Majhbari village in the upazila.

Police, quoting family members of the deceased, said that Dablu was attacked while he was returning home from Sonahata Bazar.

He succumbed to his injuries on way to Shaheed Ziaur Rahman Medical College Hospital. Police recovered the body and sent it to the hospital morgue for autopsy.

Locals, seeking anonymity, said Dablu might have been killed by some BNP men as he had joined AL from BNP recently.