Jubo League man murdered

A Jubo-league leader was hacked to death in Sonaimuri upazila of the district early yesterday. The victim, Milon Sarker, 36, son of Md Naderuzzaman of Deuti village, was office secretary of Deuti union unit of Jubo league. Officer-in-Charge (OC) Joydeb Kumar of Sonaimuri Police Station quoted locals as saying that an unidentified gang swooped on Milon when he came out of his house at around 1:00am for fishing at a nearby water body. The gang hit Milon with sharp weapons and left the scene. He died on the spot. Being informed, police rushed to the spot, recovered the body and sent it to Noakhali Abdul Malek Ukil Medical College Hospital for autopsy. Contacted, OC Joydeb said they are trying to unearth clue to the murder and arrest the killers.