Injured AL leader dies in Sylhet

SYLHET, June 03 (UNB): An Awami League leader who was injured in an attack by his rivals died in Sylhet's Bishwanath upazila on Friday morning.

The deceased was identified as Sheikh Goyas Mia, 55, son of late Iskander Ali of the upazila's Baruni village.

Goyas was the Publicity Secretary of the upazila's Dashghar union AL unit. He was attacked by his rivals while returning home from the Pirer Bazar area on May 28 evening. He was rushed to the Sylhet MAG Osmani Medical College Hospital where he died after receiving treatment for six days.

His son Mazed Ahmad filed a case at Bishwanath police station yesterday, accusing 20 people of the attack. Another five to eight people have been accused as 'unidentified'.