BNP leader Samsuddin Khan, 55, was stabbed in Matuail, Kadamtali, in the capital, in what was described as an attack linked to prior enmity. The incident occurred around 11:30 a.m. Friday on a culvert in alley number 6 of the Shamimbagh area on Matuail Medical Road. He was rescued in critical condition, taken first to a nearby hospital and later admitted to Dhaka Medical College Hospital for advanced treatment.

Khan is the joint convener of BNP’s Ward No. 65 and president of the Matuail Medical Unit. His wife, Shamsunnahar Munni, alleged that Shamim, Imran and Rakib, 27, had waited in the Shamimbagh culvert area after he left home. She said the attackers stabbed him in the back and fled, while local residents arranged his initial rescue and treatment.

Munni said Khan is involved in housing business alongside BNP politics and alleged that Shamim had repeatedly demanded extortion money from him. She also alleged prior vandalism and looting at their rod-and-cement shop after he refused to pay. Inspector Md Faruk of the DMCH police camp said Khan is receiving treatment in Ward 102. Relevant sources said law enforcement agencies are investigating the attack and seeking to arrest those involved.