The body of a former leader of the Jubo Dal, the youth wing of the BNP, has been recovered from a field adjacent to his home in Nawabganj upazila of Dhaka, following a police raid on his home.
According to police and family sources, law enforcement raided the house of Amzad Hossain, former general secretary of Nawabganj upazila Jubo Dal, at around 4am on Sunday.
As they could not find him inside the house, police remained in the vicinity.
At one point, Amzad reportedly left the house. When his family members could not find him, they began searching the area.
About an hour later, locals found him lying unconscious in a field near the house and informed his family.
He was taken to Nawabganj Upazila Health Complex, where the on-duty doctor declared him dead.
Nawabganj police station Officer-in-Charge (OC) Mominul Islam said: “A warrant had been issued against Amzad in a cheque dishonour case. That is why I sent police officers to arrest him.
“He was not found at home, and later we heard that he had died. It is suspected that he suffered a stroke while trying to flee in panic.”
The OC added that if the family requested, the body could be sent to Dhaka for an autopsy.
He also mentioned that Amzad had previously served time in jail in another case.