Bangladesh, Oct. 22 -- A Jubo Dal leader has been hacked to death in Narayanganj's Sonargaon.

The incident occurred in the Char Kishoreganj area of the Upazila around 10pm on Wednesday, said Sonargaon Police Station chief Mohammad Abdul Barik.

The deceased has been identified as Fakir Zahir Rahman, 40, who hailed from Araihazar's Kalapaharia Union. He was the Upazila Jubo Dal joint convenor and the president of the union's Jubo Dal unit.

Police official Barik said that although Zahir hailed from Araihazar, he was living in a rented house in Munshiganj Sadar Upazila and owned a pharmacy near Char Kishoreganj.

Citing the initial investigation, he said: "As he did every day, he was returning home after closing the pharmacy on Wednesday ...