His eyes were gouged out and his abdomen was severely stabbed.

Police said Abu Zafar was kidnapped by masked criminals from Lashkarpur bazar on way to his house at Nishipur village under the same upazila after watching world cup football match on Friday night.

The slain Jubo league leader, son of Alek Shaikh, was a teacher of Parhejigram Govt Primary School of Terokheda upazila.

Members of his family suspect extremists' involvement in the murder while police said the murder might have been the result of a land dispute.