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Jubo League man killed

13 October 2009, 17:00 PM

A Correspondent, Jessore

A Jubo League activist was hacked to death on Saturday night following a feud over a water body. Victim Monirul Islam Pikul, 28, was son of Abu Zafor Biswas of Dogacha village under Sadar upazila. Police arrested two BNP activists in connection with the murder. Locals and relatives said, Pikul had a long-standing dispute over ownership of a water body at the village with some local BNP activists. When he came out of his house at about 10:30 pm on Saturday he was hacked by some rivals leaving him seriously injured, they said. Pikul was rushed to the hospital but he succumbed to his injuries at about 3:00 am. Police arrested Saiful and Shaheenur the same night.