A man was tied to an electric pole and beaten up by miscreants at Puthia upazila in Rajshahi district in front of the Birdaldah Mazar on Saturday morning.

The injured has been identified as Aliuzzaman Muntu alias Muntu Master, the President of Baneshwar Union Awami League and is also the headmaster of Birdaldah Girls’ High School, residents of Birdaldah village, reports UNB.

He is also known as an uncle of former state minister and district Awami League general secretary Abdul Wadud Dara.

Locals alleged that activists of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) were involved in the attack.

Puthia upazila BNP convener Abu Bakar Siddique said, “I have not heard about the incident yet. I will look into it to find out who was involved.”

Muntu sustained severe injuries to his arms and legs after being beaten with iron rods.

Locals rescued him and took him to Puthia Health Complex, from where he was later referred to Rajshahi Medical College Hospital for advanced treatment.

Muntu had reportedly gone into hiding following the fall of the Awami League government on August 5. He returned home last Thursday.

Officer-in-Charge (OC) of Puthia Police Station, Kabir Hossain, said that no cases were filed against Muntu at the station.