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Contractor found dead at his house

Staff Correspondent
A contractor listed with Dhaka Water and Sewerage Authority was found killed in his rented house at Kathalbagan in the capital yesterday morning.
It was the fourth murder committed in the capital since the Eid vacation started on August 15.
Informed by family members of the victim --Ziaul Islam Ripon, 42 — police recovered the body around 8:00am.
Officer-in-Charge Enamul Haque Enam of
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Kalabagan Police Station said Ripon's body was found on a bed with both hands tied with a towel. A piece of cloth was wrapped around the neck.
Police recovered a hammer from the room. Nothing was missing from the house except Ripon's motorcycle, the OC added.
Victim's brother Nasirul Islam Rana said Ripon was an Awami League activist. He was unmarried and had no enmity with anyone.
On Saturday afternoon, Nasirul went to Ripon's house but found the door locked from the outside. However, he saw the room's lights on.
Yesterday, around 7:30am, he again went there with a duplicate key and along with a local vegetable vendor opened the door and found his brother's body, Nasirul added.
Ripon had visited Nasirul's house on Thursday night and was available over the phone until next morning.
Tamim Sayeed, son of the victim's house owner, said Ripon had been staying there with three other men for the last six years. The three housemates had gone on Eid vacation. Nasirul on Saturday told him that he could not find Ripon.
Sources at Dhaka Medical College morgue, where the victim's body was sent for an autopsy, said Ripon had died from head injuries.
The OC said a murder case has been filed in this connection.
On Thursday, Dr Narayan Chandra Dutta alias Nitai was killed in his Mohakhali house, Earlier on August 17, housewife Kohinur Begum was killed in her Mirpur residence. A day after that, hotel employee Nazrul Islam was found dead in his rented house in Mohakhali.