Kathalia Correspondent of the Doinik Barisal Protidin, HM Badol, made the allegation against Kathalia Upazila Parishad Chairman and Upazila Awami League Convener Kibria Shikdar. Jhalkathi – 1 (Rajapur – Kathalia) MP Haroon is the owner of the plot in Banani where the Raintree hotel is constructed, and his sons are the owners of the hotel. Badol said he had been dragged behind the Kathalia Upazila Women’s Affairs offices around 3pm on Tuesday and beaten. According to Jhalkathi Sadar Hospital’s Dr Rakib Rahman, “Injury marks from a blunt object are all over Badol’s body. Local Awami League leader Kibria denied any involvement of his men in the attack but claimed the journalist had been spreading ‘propaganda’ against the MP.

Source: bd News24 May 17, 2017 14:37 UTC