A former Jubo League leader was hacked to death by opponents in Bakerganj upazila of Barisal.
The deceased Zahirul Islam Mamun son of Malek Howladar was the general secretary of Faridpur union Jubo League and member of Faridpur Sadar Union Parishad.
Bakerganj Police Station Officer-in-Charge (OC) SM Maksudur Rahman said that the incident took place at Ichhapura village on Monday night.
OC Maksudur Rahman said the miscreants hacked the UP member to death. The police recovered the dead body and sent it to Barisal medical college hospital morgue for autopsy.
Murdered victim Mamun was accused in several cases including two murders, he added.
Member of village police Abdur Rahim said Mamun was going home from Ichhapura. At that time a group of 5-7 people attacked him. He ran and attempted to flee into the garden beside the road. The assailants then split his head in two with sharp weapons. He died on the spot.
The attackers fired but missed Mamun, and there is a conflict over the dominance of the area,he added.
Bakerganj Upazila Jubo League general secretary Mokhlesur Rahman said was expelled from Jubo League according to the instructions of the Central Committee as he was involved with the killing of Awami League president Mohiuddin Sikder