KHULNA: An activist of ruling Awami League was killed by miscreants in Gabtali area of the district on Saturday night.The deceased was identified as Badal Dhar, 40, an activist of ward no.15 of the city corporation.
Locals said Badal Dhar was gossiping with ward councilor Aminul Islam and other party activists at around 8:00pm.
Miscreants attacked them while they were going to Gabtala city poly technical college area at around 10:00pm, leaving him critically injured.
Locals rushed him to Khulna Medical College Hospital where on-duty doctor declared him dead.
Khalishpur police station Officer-in-Charge Sukumar Biswas said, “Victim’s body bore no injury marks and it’s not possible to say the cause of his death before autopsy.”
