Miscreants hack BCL activist dead in Jessore

JESSORE, December 17 (UNB): A local activist of Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) was stabbed dead by a group of miscreants at Katakhal village in Jhikargachha upazila on Saturday afternoon.

The deceased was identified as Milon Hossain (26), son of late Alamgir Hossain of the village.

Abu Saleh Masud Karim, officer-in-charge (OC) of Jhikargachha thana, said a group of miscreants waylaid Milon when he was returning home from Jhikargachha Bazar after attending a party meeting and stabbed him mercilessly around 1:40 pm, leaving the BCL activist injured.

He was taken to Jhikargachha Upazila Health Complex.

Later, Milon died while being shifted to Jessore Medical College Hospital, said the OC adding the miscreants might have killed the BCL man over previous enmity.