Sromik League leader shot dead in broad daylight in Bagerhat

BD Digest Report

Amid attacks, lawsuits and mob incidents against leaders and activists of the Awami League and its affiliates in various parts of the country, former General Secretary of the Sramik League, Sohag Sheikh (45), was shot dead in Mollahat Upazila of Bagerhat.

He was shot dead by miscreants in front of a public toilet in the Panbazar area of ​​Udaypur upazila around 10 pm on Saturday.

The deceased, Sohag Sheikh, was the son of Abu Daud Sheikh of Udaipur village. He was the former general secretary of the Mollahat Upazila Sramik League. He also had a hardware business in Udaipur Bazar.

According to police and local sources, Sohag Sheikh was walking home after closing his shop in Udaipur Bazaar at around 10 pm on Saturday. At that time, a group of miscreants opened fire on him. When he fell to the ground with bullet wounds, the attackers quickly fled.

Later, local people rescued him and took him to the Mollahat Upazila Health Complex, where the doctor on duty declared him dead.

Doctors said that multiple bullet wounds were found on his body.

Mollahat Police Station Officer-in-Charge (OC) Kazi Ramjanul Haque told reporters that miscreants opened fire on Sohag Sheikh while he was returning home from Udaypur Bazar at around 10 pm. Later, locals took him to the hospital, where doctors declared him dead.

He added that it is still unknown who shot and killed the leader and why. It is not possible to say without an investigation whether it was due to a business or political dispute.

Tension prevails in the area following the incident. Police have launched an investigation to identify those involved in the murder.

Locals say that it is not right to shoot and kill someone in public like this, even if they are from a different party or have different views. It can be said that there is no rule of law in the country. Awami League leaders and workers have been living a kind of inhuman life since the July movement, without homes, without houses. No civilized person can accept such an attack case against them. Even killing them just because they belong to a different party will be judged one day.