A former leader of an extremist group was hacked and slaughtered by unidentified miscreants in Pabna’s Santhia upazila on Sunday night, said police.
The deceased was identified as Bakul Islam, 45, son of Rowshan Ali in Rauti village under Dhopadaha union of the upazila.
Saidur Rahman, officer-in-charge (OC) of Santhia police station said the attackers confronted Bakul on his way home around 9:30pm after delivering paddy on a horse cart to a local Jalal Master.
The miscreants hacked him and slit his throat with sharp weapons, leaving him dead on the spot, he said, adding that the body was sent to the hospital morgue for autopsy.
With this, the district has so far witnessed fourth killing this November, causing a grave concern over security.
Moreover, river police recovered two bodies from the Padma River during the same period, indicating the worsening law and order situation in the district.