KOYRA, KHULNA, Oct 23: Local residents formed a human chain near the Razzak Sardar Bridge area in Maharajpur Union of Koyra Upazila of the district on Friday at 10 am, demanding the arrest and execution of those responsible for the murder of BNP activist and rural physician Golam Rabbani.
Speakers at the event included Khulna District BNP members MA Hasan, Moniruzzaman Beltu, and Abu Sayeed Biswas; Koyra Upazila Jubo Dal Convener and Koyra Press Club President Shariful Alam; local Union Parishad (UP) member and Swechchhasebak Dal Convener Nurul Islam Khoka; M Anwar Hossain, President of the Coastal and Sundarban Conservation Movement; as well as Golam Rabbani’s daughter, Baishakhi, and son, Billal Hossain, alongside other prominent local figures.
It should be noted that on October 19, a violent clash broke out in Mathbari Village of Maharajpur Union, involving the victim’s cousins, stemming from a dispute over land and the harvesting of banana plants. Golam Rabbani and three other family members sustained serious injuries during the clash. Rabbani was initially admitted to the Koyra Upazila Health Complex. However, as his condition deteriorated, he was transferred to Khulna Medical College Hospital. Due to a further decline in his condition, he was sent to Dhaka Medical College Hospital for advanced medical care, where he passed away on October 21.