Imam hacked dead in Rupganj

Staff Correspondent, Narayanganj: An imam of a mosque was hacked to death at Gobindapur Majhiparha area of the district's Rupganj upazila on Friday night.

The deceased was identified as Abdul Majid Munshi, 72, imam of matir masjid (the mosque made by mud) of the area.

Abdul Majid, son of late Muslem Bepari, hailed from Magurpur upazila sadar of Tangail. He used to work as imam of the mosque for 20 to 25 years.

The incident took place inside the mosque. Another named Habibur Mia, 30, was also hacked during the incident, according to sources.

Ismail Hossain, Officer-in-Charge (OC) of Rupganj Police Station, confirmed the news.

He said Jahirul Islam, son of late Safor Uddin of the area, hacked Abdul Majid while he was offering Esha prayer in the mosque on Friday night, leaving him dead on the spot.

Jahir also hacked Habibur Mia as he came forward to oppose him during the attack, leaving him critically injured, he added.

Some of locals said that Jahir is mentally disordered, the OC said.


risingbd/Narayanganj/ May 27, 2017/Hassan Ul-Rakib/A K Azad