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Opposition member killed in Bangladesh
Dhaka, Sept 19: Attackers broke into the house of an opposition member in western Bangladesh and stabbed him to death, police said today.
Dhaka, Sept 19: Attackers broke into the house of an opposition member in western Bangladesh and stabbed him to death, police said today.
Sudhir Kumar Mukherjee, 83, a local leader of the main opposition Awami League Party, was left in a pool of blood after yesterday's attack in Jhenaidah town, 130 kilometers west of the Bangladesh capital, Dhaka.
Mukherjee died en route to a hospital, a police official said on condition of anonymity.
No one has claimed responsibility for the attack. Authorities have ordered police to investigate Mukherjee's death.
Bureau Report