Former UP member murdered in Bogra

A former union (UP) member was murdered in Nandigram upazila early yesterday.
The deceased was identified as Nazrul Islam, son of Nurul Islam of Amra Gohail village. He was elected member of Thalta Majgram union three times.
Police said a gang attacked Nazrul at Patgari around 12:10am while he was returning home from Choumohani Bazar riding on his motorcycle.
Later, the criminals slit the throat of the former UP member and dumped the body into a nearby paddy field.
Family sources said, someone called Nazrul out of their residence around 6:00pm on Monday over mobile phone.
Senior assistant police superintendent Ashraful Islam, who visited the spot, said Nazrul might have been killed following a previous enmity.