Swechchhasebak Dal leader stabbed to death in Mymensingh

A leader of the Swechchhasebak Dal was stabbed to death in Mymensingh on Sunday evening over a dispute involving the sand business.

The deceased, identified as Surujjaman, 32, was a member of the party's ward No. 26 unit in Mymensingh city. He was attacked in front of Bhutto Clothing Shop at a local Market in the Barera area around 7pm.

He was the son of late Abu Bakkar Siddique Bepari of Madhya Barera area. He was involved in fisheries and sand businesses and is survived by his wife, a 13-year-old son, Adib Mahmud, and a four-year-old daughter, Adiba.

His elder brother, Ruman Kawsar, convener of the ward No. 26 unit of the Mymensingh city Swechchhasebak Dal, confirmed the incident.

He alleged that a group of local Awami League activists, who had previously been involved in the sand business in the area, killed his brother because they were no longer allowed to operate the business there.

He also alleged that members of the group had faced previous allegations of criminal activities, including murder, and demanded exemplary punishment for those responsible.

Additional Superintendent of Police (Administration and Finance) Md Abdullah Al Mamun said Surujjaman was travelling by motorcycle with his child after leaving home when he slowed down near the scene.

At that point, a group of assailants, including a local man named Mehedi, intercepted him and stabbed him in the chest with a sharp weapon before fleeing, the police official said.

His relatives rushed him to the emergency department of Mymensingh Medical College Hospital, where the on-duty doctor declared him dead.

The body has been kept at the hospital morgue, the police official said, adding that efforts were under way to establish the motive behind the killing, identify those involved and arrest them.