A student leader of July movement was stabbed to death by unidentified assailants in Cox’s Bazar late Tuesday night.
The deceased, Khorshed Alam, son of Shah Alam of Isulur Ghona area, was a local leader of the Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal and a student coordinator.
Police and witnesses said a group of unidentified attackers attacked Khorshed around 10:30pm in the Kobita Chattar area, stabbing him multiple times and leaving him critically injured.
He was rushed to Cox’s Bazar Sadar Hospital by his friend Shah Alam and fellow students, where doctors declared him dead. Hospital sources said he had multiple stab wounds on his abdomen and legs.
Police have taken into custody a female coordinator, identified as Tarin, who was with him at the time, for questioning.
The killing has sparked tension in Cox’s Bazar town, with leaders and activists of Chhatra Dal and other organisations gathering outside the hospital.
Around 12:30am, agitated activists of Cox’s Bazar district Chhatra Dal held a protest procession demanding the immediate identification and arrest of those responsible.
Officer-in-Charge of Cox’s Bazar Sadar Model Police Station Shamim Uddin said efforts are ongoing to identify and apprehend the perpetrators.
