BNP activist found dead

A BNP activist was found dead in a bamboo cluster in Dodapara village under Thakurgaon Sadar upazila yesterday.

The deceased was Mokbul Hossain alias Mantu, 55, son of late Kalim Uddin of Daulatpur Sacarpara village under the upazila.

Officer-in-Charge (OC) of Thakurgaon Police Station Moshiur Rahman told this correspondent that polling in the M Hat Khochabari Government Primary School centre, which was suspended during the May 7 union parishad (UP) election, was held on Monday.

 Mokbul's wife Bachhai Akhter said she and her husband, a supporter of BNP-nominated chairman candidate Poygum Ali, were returning home after declaration of the result of the UP election when a group of AL activists attacked them.

When Mokbul tried to run away, the AL activists chased him.  

Mokbul's body was found hanging in the bamboo cluster in the morning.

Victim's wife said they left their house a few days ago as AL supporters had threatened them since her husband was a worker of the BNP-nominated candidate.  

The OC said that it seemed like Mokbul was hanged after being killed. Process is on to file a case in this connection, OC added.