LALMONIRHAT, Aug. 22 -- A college teacher who was brutally hacked by a local drug and online gambling syndicate for protesting social crimes, died Friday night while undergoing treatment at a hospital in Dhaka.

The deceased, Ariful Islam, 35, was a teacher at Lalmonirhat Government Technical School and College. He was the son of Abu Bakar Siddique from Gandhamarua, a village bordering India under the Durgapur union of Aditmari upazila.

To curb drugs, gambling, and child marriage, Disaster Management and Relief Minister Asadul Habib Dulu had initiated a social movement named "Alokito Lalmonirhat." Led by the Deputy Commissioner (DC) and Superintendent of Police (SP), the committee of this movement includes civil society members and teach...