AL leader hacked to death in Cumilla

A local Awami League leader was hacked to death in Cumilla Sadar upazila today.

Enamul Haque, was the organising secretary of Durgapur union's ward unit AL, said Inspector Abdullah Al Mamun, in charge of Nazira Bazar Police Outpost.

The victim was also a member secretary of Alekhachar Dakkhin Para Jamiria Talimul Hafizia Madrasa and Orphanage Committee, the police official told our Cumilla correspondent.

The victim's father told reporters that a group of Jamaat-Shibir men, led by local Jamaat activist Kazi Zahirul Islam and his brother Kazi Amanul Islam, attacked Enamul and hacked at his neck with sharp weapons in front of a mosque in Alekhachar village when Enamul was returning home after Juma prayers.

He was first taken to the Cumilla Sadar Upazila Health Complex and later shifted to Cumilla Medical College Hospital where he died around 3:00pm, Wadud added.

The body was kept at the hospital morgue.

Ahmed Niaz Pabel, joint general secretary of Sadar Upazila AL, said there was a longstanding dispute between Enamul and Kazi Zahir over establishing supremacy at the Alekhachar madrasa, which was established by Enamul.

Besides, Zahir had been trying to take over the madrasa for a long time, he said.

Yesterday, a video clip of Kazi Zahir consuming drugs and gambling went viral on social media. Our Cumilla correspondent obtained a copy of the clip.

Pabel claimed that Zahir blamed Enamul for the release of the video. For this, Jamaat-Shibir activists, including his brother Amanul, stabbed Enamul to death in Zahir's presence.

Inspector Mamun further said additional police personnel were deployed in the area. "The attackers went into hiding after the incident. A drive is underway to arrest the accused."