AL leader chopped dead
Tuesday, 28 October 2014
A local leader of Awami League (AL) has been chopped to death in Pabna district. Iqbal Hossain was the president of the ruling party’s Sadar Upazila's ward no. 4 unit. Local AL MP Golam Faruk's personal secretary Kamruzzaman has confirmed Hossain's political affiliation. Ataikula police OC Faizul Alam said the incident took place at the Dublia Bazar on Monday evening. Several miscreants hacked Hossain when he was enjoying a cup of tea at a shop, the OC said quoting witnesses. He died on way to hospital. The motive behind the murder is not yet clear, according to a news agency.