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AL leader beaten to death in Lakshmipur

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Staff Reporter :

A local Awami League leader, Nur Alam, also known as Nuru Trailer, was allegedly beaten to death on Sunday night in the Panchpara area of Chandraganj, reportedly due to political rivalry.

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He was 60 years old and served as the general secretary of a ward-level unit of the Awami League in Chandraganj.
According to Inspector (Investigation) Md Mafizul Islam of Chandraganj police station, a group of 15 to 20 individuals armed with rods stormed Nur Alam’s home around 9 PM, brutally attacking him and leaving him critically injured. He was subsequently rushed to a hospital, where doctors pronounced him dead.
The body was sent to Sadar Hospital morgue for autopsy.

Arif Hossain, the victim’s son, alleged that his father was murdered in a premeditated act due to his political affiliation. He claimed that local members of the BNP, including a man named Khokon, were involved in the attack.

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