Shia preacher hacked dead in Jhenaidah

A Shia man was hacked to death by unidentified assailants in Khorashani village of Kaliganj upazila on Monday night.

The attackers stabbed Abdur Razzaque, 40, son of late Hashem Ali, a resident of Khorashani village, when he was returning home from Kaliganj around 10:30pm, officer-in-charge of Kaliganj police station Anwar Hossain said quoting locals.

He died on the spot.

Pedestrians later spotted the body of Razzaque and informed the police.

Razzaque was a Shia preacher and homeopath physician by profession.