AL man killed in Jessore

An Awami League activist was hacked to death in the district's Jhikargachha upazila on Thursday night.

The deceased was identified as Humayun Kabir, a local activist of the ruling party in Karimali Kundipur village.

Police said a gang pounced on him in Panchpota area around 10:00pm while he was returning home from Battala in a bicycle, said officer-in-charge of Jhikargachha Police Station Mamunur Rashid.

Police recovered the body on Friday morning. Humayun might have been killed over business-related enmity, the OC said.