Municipality staff hacked by UP member dies
An official of Sarishabari municipality died at National Institute of Traumatology and Orthopaedic Rehabilitation (Nitor) in Dhaka yesterday, over a month after he was hacked allegedly by a local UP member.
The deceased was Maruf Hossain, 38, a license inspector of the municipality, and a resident of Mendarber village.
As the death news spread, angry locals torched the house of Mobarak Hossain Raja, a member of Awna Union Parishad.
They also vandalised four houses of Raja's relatives, said Rezaul Karim Khan, officer-in-charge of Sarishabari Police Station.
On September 20, Raja hacked Maruf, leaving him seriously injured over previous enmity.
Maruf was rushed to Mymensingh Medical College Hospital and then shifted to Nitor where he succumbed to his injuries yesterday morning.
Soon after the attack, police arrested Raja, the OC said.
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