Narayanganj: A local leader of BNP was stabbed to death by some miscreants at Kaunda in Araihazar upazila of Narayanganj district early Thursday. The deceased was identified as Osman Goni, office secretary of Araihazar Upazila unit BNP and son of Abdur Rashid of Boro Binai Char in the upazila.
According to United News of Bangladesh, witnesses reported that a group of armed miscreants ambushed Osman Goni, who also served as the general secretary of Brahmandi union unit BNP, on Wednesday night. He was stabbed indiscriminately and left injured. He was initially taken to a local hospital and later transferred to Dhaka Medical College and Hospital, where he succumbed to his injuries.
Mahfuz Bhuiyan Babul, a witness, stated, "We had bought a piece of land in Kaundar Chak, and workers were cutting soil from there and loading it onto a dump truck. I was sitting in the vehicle when a group of armed, masked men suddenly attacked Osman Goni." Babul further explained that a group had been demanding a large sum of money from them, and when they refused, Osman Goni was killed.
In response to the incident, local residents expressed their anger by blocking Araihazar-Bhulta road at Boro Binair Char area. They burned tyres and staged demonstrations, demanding exemplary punishment for those responsible for the killing. Several motorbikes were set on fire, halting vehicular movement for two hours.
Senior Assistant Superintendent of Police (Circle C) Mehedi Islam assured that those involved in the killing will be brought to justice and announced the arrest of four individuals in connection with the incident.