UP member hacked to death in Barishal

UNB, Barishal :

A Union parishad (UP) member of Barishal’s Faridpur union was hacked to death by miscreants in Bakerganj upazila.

The deceased was identified as Jahirul Islam Mamun. He was an elected member of Faridpur UP under Bakerganj for three consecutive terms.

Confirming the matter, Bakerganj Police Station Officer-in-Charge SM Maksudur Rahman said the incident happened around 8:00pm on Monday at Chowrasta area of Faridpur union’s Ichapura village.

Mamun was accused in several cases, including two murders.

Quoting eyewitnesses, watchman Abdur Rahim of the UP office said Mamun was attacked by miscreants when he was walking home.

The UP ran into the garden beside the road and tried to escape, but the miscreants chased him and hacked him with sharp weapons, said the watchman.