Bangladesh Awami Jubo League will hold a procession and rally in the capital on Friday, protesting the murder of its activist in Kalia upazila of Narail district of Khulna division, reports UNB.
The organisation will hold the procession in front of Party Office of Awami League in city’s Gulistan area in the afternoon.
The activist of Awami Jubo League was stabbed to death by miscreants in Narail's Kalia upazila of Khulna division on Thursday evening.
The deceased was identified as Azad Sheikh, 30. He was an activist of Perulia union Jubo League and elder brother of the union Jubo League President Sazzat Sheikh.
Eyewitnesses said that leaders and activists participated in a procession under the leadership of Kobirul Hoque Mukti , lawmaker from Narail-1 constituency, in the Jubo League's ' rally ‘Tarunner Joyjatra Samabesh’ held in Khulna on Thursday afternoon.
When he and another Jubo League activist Jony Sardar were returning home a group of armed miscreants attacked them, leaving Azad dead on the spot. However, Jony suffered minor injuries.
SK.Tasmim Alam, officer-in-charge of Kalia police station, said the body was recovered and sent to the morgue of Khulna Medical College Hospital for post-mortem.
“Efforts are on to identify the cause of the murder and arrest the culprits”, added the OC.
Kobirul Hoque Mukti, Member of Parliament of Narail-1 Constituency, Sofikur Rahman Palash, President of Khulna Metropolitan Jubo League and General Secretary Sheikh Shahajalal Hossain Sujan visited Khulna Medical College Hospital.
They condemned the murder and demanded immediate arrest of the accused.
Bd-pratidin English/Lutful Hoque
