A 65-year-old private contractor was killed allegedly over a property dispute in Chuadanga district on Monday night.
The deceased was identified as Kamal Hossain, a resident of the Munshiganj Clinic Para area in Alamdanga upazila. He was a former BNP activist.
Locals spotted a severely injured Kamal lying unconscious near Protigya Nursing Home around 11pm and informed cops.
A team from the local police station rushed to the spot and took Kamal to the nursing home and then to Chuadanga Sadar Hospital where doctors declared him dead on arrival around 12am.
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“The body had injury marks,” said Ahsanul Haque, duty doctor at Chuadanga Sadar Hospital.
Abdul Alim, officer-in-charge of Alamdanga police station, said, "We got to know that the victim had a land dispute with a local youth, named Shadhin, who might have plotted his murder."
“The body was sent for an autopsy and a probe is on. Efforts are also on to nab the suspect,” said the OC.
Chuadanga district BNP Member Secretary Sharifuzzaman Sharif said Kamal was a BNP leader. But he did not hold any position in the committee.
