BNP leader killed in Narayanganj; 4 held

The deceased was identified as Osman Goni, office secretary of Araihazar Upazila unit BNP and son of Abdur Rashid of Boro Binai Char in the upazila.

Witnesses said a group of armed miscreants waylaid Osman Goni, also the general secretary of Brahmandi union unit BNP, on Wednesday night and stabbed him indiscriminately, leaving him injured.

Later, he was taken to a local hospital from there he was shifted to Dhaka Medical College and Hospital where he succumbed to his injuries at night.

Mahfuz Bhuiyan Babul, a witness said, “We had bought a piece of land in Kaundar Chak, and workers were cutting soil from there and loading it onto a dump truck. I was sitting in the vehicle when a group of armed, masked men suddenly attacked Osman Goni.”

He said that a group had been demanding a large sum of money from them for some time. “As we did not agree, they brutally killed Osman Gani,” he added.

Angered by the incident, local people blocked Araihazar-Bhulta road at Boro Binair Char area by burning tyres and staged demonstrations demanding exemplary punishment of those involved in the killing.

They also set fire on a number of motorbikes on the road, halting vehicular movement for two hours.

Senior Assistant Superintendent of Police (Circle C) Mehedi Islam, said those who were involved in the killing will be brought to book and already four people were arrested in this connection, reports UNB.