Source : The Daily Star
Snippets: UP member stabbed to death
A union parishad member, stabbed by a gang of criminals at Aruakandi Bazar in Sadar upazila on Tuesday morning, died at Faridpur Medical College and Hospital (FMCH) early yesterday. Abdur Rashid Mondol, 42, a member of Surat Union Parishad in Jhenidah Sadar upazila, came under attack at the bazar at around 10:30am when he along with his two men--Mukta Mondol and Emdad-- was going to a court in the district town riding a motorbike. Police said a gang of seven to eight criminals, identifying themselves as members of the detective branch of police, intercepted Rashid at the bazar. They snatched the motorbike and stabbed Rashid, Mukta and Mondol as they tried to resist the gang. Hearing screams, locals rushed to the spot and caught one of the gang members named Abdul Latif while others managed to flee. Locals beat up Latif and then handed him over to Jhenidah police. Rashid, Mukta and Mondol were admitted to Jhenidah Sadar Hospital. In the afternoon, Rashid was shifted to FMCH where he died at around 3:00 am yesterday.
