UP member hacked to death in Khulna

A Union Parishad (UP) member was hacked to death by miscreants at Fultola upazila in Khulna on Wednesday night.

The deceased was identified as Faruk Mollah, 48, son of Hasem Mollah. He was a resident of Poigram village in the upazila.

Fultola Police Station officer-in-charge (OC) Moniruzzaman said that miscreants attacked Faruk Mollah with sharp weapons, leaving him critically injured in Bejerdanga Madhyapara.

“Police rescued him and took him to the local health complex. As his condition deteriorated, he was referred to Khulna Medical College Hospital (KMCH),” the OC said.

While he was being transferred to Dhaka for better treatment, he succumbed to his injuries around 11:30 pm, he added.

According to local sources, the attack occurred around 12:30 pm, when the assailants struck Faruk’s legs and head with sharp weapons. The tendons in his legs were severed, and he suffered a severe head injury.