A supporter of the activity-banned Awami League died after being hacked with sharp weapons by rivals in Viti Hoglakandi village under Char Kewar union of Munshiganj Sadar Upazila on Wednesday night.
The deceased was identified as Zahed Bepari, 50.
Munshiganj Sadar Police Station Officer-in-charge Taslim Uddin confirmed the incident.
According to his family, a rival named Farid and his associates called Zahed out into the neighbourhood around 10pm before hacking him and leaving him critically injured.
Locals rescued him and rushed him to Munshiganj General Hospital.
As his condition deteriorated, doctors referred him to Dhaka Medical College Hospital for advanced treatment, where he died around midnight while undergoing treatment.
Zahed’s family alleged that the attack was planned and that he was targeted because of his support for the Awami League.
OC Taslim said police were conducting operations to arrest those involved.
