A sand trader named Sakhawat Hossain was allegedly abducted and assaulted by BNP leader Mohiuddin Chishtia in Narsingdi’s Palash upazila on Monday evening. The incident occurred in front of Bangladesh Jute Mill in Ghorashal, where Sakhawat was reportedly taken to Mohiuddin’s house, beaten, and had one of his ears bitten, requiring four stitches. The victim, a resident of Kaliganj in Gazipur, is currently receiving treatment at Palash Upazila Health Complex.

According to Sakhawat, he was attacked while returning from paying wages to dredger workers involved in a sand-filling project for a construction site of TK Group inside the jute mill. He claimed that Mohiuddin and several others detained him for about an hour, assaulted him, and threatened him to remove his dredger from the area. Mohiuddin declined to comment in detail, citing his involvement in another program.

Police confirmed visiting the hospital and speaking with the victim. The officer-in-charge of Palash Police Station said legal action would follow upon receiving a written complaint.