Madrasa teacher stabbed to death in Bhola
A madrasa teacher was
stabbed to death inside his home in Bhola town last night.
The
victim, Amirul Islam, was an assistant teacher at Bhola Darul Hadis Kamil
Madrasa and also served as the khatib of a local mosque. He lived in Ward-9 of
Bapta union in the town.
Locals said Amirul had just returned
home from the mosque after Esha prayers around 9:30pm when a group of
assailants stormed his house and stabbed him indiscriminately before fleeing.
Hearing
his screams, neighbours rushed in and found him lying in a pool of blood. He
was taken to Bhola Sadar Hospital in critical condition, where doctors declared
him dead on arrival.
"The
teacher was stabbed multiple times with a knife. We are conducting drives to
arrest those involved," said Hasnine Parvez, officer-in-charge of Bhola
Sadar Police Station.
Yusuf
Adnan, organisational secretary of Islami Andolan in Bhola, warned that the
party would wage a tough movement if the perpetrators were not arrested within
24 hours.
Meanwhile,
a large number of police have been deployed at the hospital and other key
points of the town following the incident.