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BNP leader found dead in Cox’s Bazar
Greenwatch Desk
Unnarutal death
2025-11-05, 8:28pm
A BNP leader was found dead under a bridge in Teknaf upazila of Cox’s Bazar district on Wednesday.
The deceased was identified as Yunus Shikdar, convener of Arafat Rahman Koko Krira Sangsad Teknaf upazila unit and a member of No One ward of Sabrang union.
Himel Roy, office-in-charge of Teknaf Model Police Station, said some local people spotted the body of Yunus under the bridge on Teknaf-Cox’s Bazar road while returning home after Fajr prayers and informed police.
Later police recovered the body and sent it to a hospital morgue for autopsy.
Police are investigating the death.
Cox’s Bazar district BNP President and former MP Shahjahan Chowdhury demanded arrest of the killer after identification, reports UNB.