Shawdesh Desk:

A Swechchhasebak League leader who was seriously injured in an attack in Bheramara upazila of Kushtia on August 2 died on Wednesday while undergoing treatment at Dhaka Medical College Hospital.

The deceased was identified as Pramanik Sanjay Kumar Pramanik, 35, president of Bheramara municipality Swechchhasebak League.

Bheramara police station officer-in-charge Md Jahurul Islam said that Swechchhasebak League leader Sanjay’s younger brother Sampad confirmed the death news over phone in the morning.

Earlier, on August 2, Sanjay was returning home with some people after attending a party meeting when a group of people, led by Juba Jote (youth wing of Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal) district sports affairs secretary Mustafizur Rahman Shovon, opened indiscriminate fire on them, leaving Sanjay and two others critically injured.

Later, local people rescued the injured and took them to Bheramara Upazila Health Complex, where doctors referred them to Kushtia General Hospital. However, from there Sanjay was sent to Dhaka Medical College Hospital for better treatment.

On August 3, Sanjay’s wife Bithi Rani Dey filed a case with Bheramara Police Station accusing 14 people, including Juba Jote leader Mustafizur Rahman Shovon.

OC Md Jahurul Islam said that five people, including Shovon, were currently in jail in the case. The other accused were on bail.