A local Krishak Dal leader was killed and a BNP leader injured in a brutal attack by unidentified assailants in Fakirhat Upazila, Bagerhat, on Tuesday night.
The injured, Abdullah Morol, president of Ward No 1 BNP of Baruipara Union, was rushed to Khulna Medical College Hospital for advanced treatment after initially receiving care at Fakirhat Upazila Health Complex.
According to Sheikh Saiful Islam, Officer-in-Charge of Fakirhat Police Station, the victims were travelling by motorcycle from Baruipara towards Fakirhat when two assailants on separate motorcycles ambushed them, hacking both indiscriminately before fleeing the scene.
Local residents intervened, transporting the victims to the health complex, where Badal Morol was pronounced dead. His body remains in police custody at the hospital, while a full investigation is underway and officers have been deployed to the incident site, the OC added.
