
Police identified the deceased as Sheikh Shahadat Hossain.
Officer-in-charge (OC) of Sonadanga Police Station Shariful Islam said a group of attackers chased Shahadat and attacked him near ‘Sangeeta Cinema Hall’ in the city around 9 pm.
At one stage, the attackers left the scene and locals rushed him to Khulna Medical College Hospital where physicians declared him dead around 9:30 pm, the OC said.
Shahadat had been released on bail earlier this year after serving over 15 years in jail. He had since been living a normal life, the OC added.
Shahadat was accused in a number of murder cases, including one involving the killing of two policemen, reports UNB.