Lawyer allegedly beaten to death in Dhaka’s Bashundhara

The incident took place in K block of Bashundhara, police say

Police have received reports that a lawyer has allegedly been beaten to death in Bashundhara Residential Area of Dhaka.

The incident occurred around 10pm on Wednesday, as citizens began celebrating the coming of New Year, following a collision between a motorcycle and a private car.

According to the allegation, motorcyclists physically assaulted lawyer Naim Kibria, 35, who was inside the private car, leaving him critically wounded. He died after being taken to hospital.

Confirming the incident took place in Bashundhara’s Block K, Bhatara Police chief Imraul Haque said: “We recovered the body from Kurmitola General Hospital that night. After completing the formalities, it was sent to the morgue of Dhaka Medical College Hospital for postmortem.”

Based on preliminary information, the officer said that while Naim was returning home in his private car, it collided with a motorcycle. This was followed by an altercation between him and the motorcyclists.

“At one point, the motorcyclists beat him up severely, left him injured at the spot, and fled,” he said.

Later, locals rescued him and took him to Kurmitola Hospital, where doctors declared him dead.

The police officer said the motorcyclists have yet to be identified and efforts were under way to identify them by reviewing CCTV footage.

He also said the process of filing a case is ongoing.