Imam of a mosque found dead in Noakhali

Police have recovered the body of a mosque’s Imam with throat slit in Noakhali.

Noakhali Correspondentbdnews24.com
Published : 15 July 2016, 04:24 AM
Updated : 15 July 2016, 04:24 AM

Jahir Uddin was found dead at his home in the Krishnarampur village around Thursday midnight, the district’s SP Ilias Sharif said.
 
He was the Imam of the Krishnarampur Jame Mosque. Jahir lived in the village with his family.
 
SP Sharif told bdnews24.com that the locals had informed them about the murder. Jahir’s body was later taken to the Noakhali General Hospital morgue.
 
The police officer could not comment on the motive behind the murder, though the killing seemed to have certain similarities with recent murders committed by terrorists.