<div><span style="font-size: 1rem;"><b>A Union parishad (UP) member of Barishal’s Faridpur union was hacked to death by miscreants in Bakerganj upazila.</b></span><br></div><div><br></div><div>The deceased was identified as Jahirul Islam Mamun. He was an elected member of Faridpur UP under Bakerganj for three consecutive terms.</div><div><br></div><div>Confirming the matter, Bakerganj Police Station Officer-in-Charge SM Maksudur Rahman said the incident happened around 8:00pm on Monday at Chowrasta area of Faridpur union’s Ichapura village.</div><div><br></div><div>Mamun was accused in several cases, including two murders.</div><div><br></div><div>Quoting eyewitnesses, watchman Abdur Rahim of the UP office said Mamun was attacked by miscreants when he was walking home.</div><div><br></div><div>The UP ran into the garden beside the road and tried to escape, but the miscreants chased him and hacked him with sharp weapons, said the watchman.</div><div><br></div><div>OC Maksudur Rahman said they were informed by locals that Mamun had been killed.</div><div><br></div><div>The police were going to the spot at the time of filing this report. According to UNB reports</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/fas</div>