Juba Dal Worker Brutally Murdered in Front of Wife During Jummah Prayer

Local Correspondent

In Dhamrai, former Union Parishad (UP) member and Juba Dal activist Babul Hossain was brutally hacked to death and had his eyes gouged out by miscreants in broad daylight, allegedly due to a previous enmity. The victim’s body is currently at the Enam Medical College morgue in Savar.

The incident occurred yesterday during Jummah prayers inside the Arshinagar Housing area of Makulia village in Kulla Union, Dhamrai. The victim’s wife, Yasmin Akhtar, was also assaulted during the attack.

The deceased, Babul Hossain, was the son of late Idris Ali from Makulia village in Kulla Union. He was a Juba Dal activist and had been elected as a UP member three consecutive times from Ward No. 6 of Kulla Union.

The victim’s nephew, Momin Hasan, said, “After Jummah, as per their premeditated plan, Arshad, Shawkat, Sharif, and their accomplices hacked my uncle to death and gouged out his eyes. My uncle and aunt were farmers. Since morning, they had been drying mustard plants inside the housing complex.”

“After Jummah, my aunt went home to bring food for my uncle. When she returned, she saw the attackers hacking my uncle. When she tried to stop them, they also assaulted her. Later, we rescued my uncle and took him to Enam Medical College in Savar, where the on-duty doctor declared him dead,” he added.

Touhid, the owner of Arshinagar Housing, said, “I have also heard about the incident. However, I still don’t know who killed him. Babul Hossain was a popular figure as a Juba Dal leader and UP member. Everyone in the area liked him.”

Yusuf Ali, the duty manager at Enam Medical College, said, “Around 3 PM, a man named Babul Hossain was brought to the hospital from Dhamrai in a dead condition.”

Dhamrai Police Station Officer-in-Charge (OC) Monirul Islam said, “We have received news of the murder. The victim’s body is at Enam Medical College in Savar. I, along with several teams, have started working on the case. We are treating the matter with utmost seriousness.”