Bogra teacher stabbed to death by Jamaat men
A college teacher was stabbed to death allegedly by Jamaat-Shibir men in Bogra town on Monday night.
Ziauddin Zakaria Babu, lecturer of Sherpur Degree College, was the joint convener of Bogra district unit of Sector Commanders' Forum, and one of the organisers of Gonojagoron Mancha in the district.
Babu, who hails from Gokul area under Sadar upazila in the district, was living in Shibbati area of the town.
Police said a gang of criminals riding two to three motorbikes had assaulted Babu in Chokjadu Road area of the town around 9:20pm.
As he fell to the ground, the criminals slashed him mercilessly in the face, leaving him dead on the spot.
They then blasted at least six crude bombs and escaped the scene. An employee of a hotel, Abdul Kafi, sustained injuries in the explosion.
Nazir Ahmad Khan, senior assistant superintendent of police (A Circle) of the district, said police had sent the body to Shaheed Ziaur Rahman Medical College Hospital morgue for an autopsy. Injured Kafi was also taken to the hospital.
Freedom fighter Masudur Rahman Helal, convener of the district unit of Sector Commanders' Forum, said he along with Babu was having a chat inside his [Masudur] shop at Shapla Market.
Jamaat-Shibir men stabbed Babu soon after he had come out of the shop, he added.
Shibir's publicity secretary of the town unit Mizanur Rahman refuted the allegation.
The deceased was laid to rest after namaz-e-janaza yesterday.
Masudur said they would hold a mourning procession today in protest against the killing, and decide the next course of action.
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