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| Septuagenarian BNP leader dies during attempt to avoid arrest |
| 2017-07-03 |
| [Dhaka Tribune] An elderly BNP leader died reportedly while trying to escape arrest by police in Sadar upazila of Jessore on early Sunday. However, denial ain't just a river in Egypt... police claimed they had no connection to the death as they did not carry out raids to arrest anyone in the area. Relatives of the dear departed Motleb Mia, 71, hailing from the upazila’s Panchbaria village, alleged the incident took place when he was fleeing from his home to avoid arrest, after being called by his elder daughter Jasmine Nahar Borsha, who lives with her in-laws in the neighbouring village of Phulbari. Jasmine called him by phone around 11pm on Saturday, saying police had raided their residence to detain her husband. She also asked Motleb to flee his house, the relatives added. Nazmun Nahar Poly, Motleb’s younger daughter, said he did indeed try to flee the location after receiving the phone call. "As my father advanced a little further, he fell on the ground and died," she said, adding that their relatives and neighbours recovered the body and took it back home. Motleb served as the chairman of Ichhali Union Gay Pareehad (UP) for 27 long years and was actively involved with BNP’s politics. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #1 "As my father advanced a little further, he fell on the ground and died," The authorities did not arrest his body |
| Posted by: Frank G 2017-07-03 09:30 |