Artist Samu Chowdhury Injured in Stick Attack Amid Dispute over Rubbish Dumped Outside His House in Jashore

Jessore Correspondent October 13, 2026.

Film and theatre artist Samu Chowdhury (60) was injured in a stick attack in front of his house on Bejpara Naldanga Road in Jessore town. Two employees of a motorcycle garage have been accused of beating him up over a dispute over garbage disposal and maintaining cleanliness on Tuesday (October 13) around 12:30 pm.

Locals alleged that Samu Chowdhury and the employees of the garage had an argument over dumping garbage in front of his house. At one point, two employees of the garage, Jahangir and Hridoy, hit him on the head with a stick. He was injured.

Later, family members rescued him and took him to the emergency department of the 250-bed Jessore General Hospital. After receiving treatment there, he returned home around 1:20 pm.

Mithun Kumar Dey, a doctor at the hospital’s emergency department, said that Samu Chowdhury suffered a cut on his head. The wound was given a few stitches. After receiving first aid, he was sent home.

Samu Chowdhury said, “Two young men named Hridoy and Jahangir beat me up in front of my house over a trivial incident.” He has filed a complaint with the police station regarding the incident.