A Madrassa teacher lost his life during an attack at the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) office in Khulna City. Unidentified gunmen fired shots and hurled bombs at the BNP office after arriving on motorcycles. They killed the 55-year old Madrassa teacher Imdadul Haque and injured 3 others.
Mamun Sheikh, organising secretary of the Jogipole Union BNP, suffered critical injuries. Another individual is in critical condition. The attack occurred at around 9:15 pm on Sunday night. According to reports, the actual target of the bullet that killed Imdadul Haque was Mamun Sheikh himself. However, the bullet missed him and hit the Madrassa teacher.
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The gunmen fired 4 shots and hurled 2 bombs in total. BNP activists and relatives later arrived on the scene and rushed the victims to the Khulna Medical College Hospital. Imdadul Haque was a teacher at the Bashitala Nurani Hafizia Madrasa. He had gone to the BNP office to collect donations for a religious gathering.
Haque’s son, Anik, said, “I am preparing for my medical exams. It was my father’s dream for me to become a doctor. I do not know how I will continue my studies now.”
What the Police are saying about the attack on the BNP office
Meanwhile, Kazi Mizanur Rahman, president of BNP’s Khan Jahan Ali thana unit, said that the attackers’ real target was Mamun Sheikh. Aranghata Police Station OC Khairul Bashar said that an operation is underway to arrest the gunmen. Bashar also said that Mamun frequently chatted with party leaders and activists at the office. He was doing the same on Sunday night.
Another senior police officer said, “On Sunday night, BNP leader Mamun Sheikh was at the office with other local leaders and activists when assailants set off two bombs near him and shot four bullets.” He added, “The first bullet missed its target and hit Imdadul Haque, who was sitting next to Mamun, and he died on the spot. Then the criminals fired again as they fled the scene, hitting Mamun and Bellal.”
