A former leader of Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) Rajshahi University unit was brutally lynched in Rajshahi city on Saturday night on charge of attacking protesters on August 5 during the mass upsurge.
Deceased Abdullah Al Masud was the former assistant secretary and member of the RU and Central committees respectively.
He was a resident of Budhpara area of the city, said police, UNB reports.
Masud was attacked in Binodpur Bazar near the university on Saturday night. He was severely injured and later handed over to the police station. After being taken to the hospital, he died around 12:30 am that night.
SM Masud Parvez, Officer-in-Charge of Boalia Model Police Station, said that Masud was attacked in connection with allegations of an assault on students and the public on August 5.
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