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.