Police said a gang of 15 came to the UNO office from Kurigram by motorbikes at around 1:30pm. They beat UNO Mir Mohammad Nazrul Islam and stabbed him.

He was rushed to Bhurungamari Upazila Health Complex and later shifted to Rangpur Medical College Hospital (RMCH) as his condition deteriorated.

Police said a clerk of the UNO office, Sekendar Ali, was transferred to Kurigram a week ago. The clerk took away some important papers of the office.

The UNO filed a case against the clerk with Bhurungamari Police Station on Sunday.

Police could not unearth the motive of the attack till 8:00pm. But they suspected that the clerk might have hands behind the attack.

When contacted, Deputy Commissioner of Kurigram Azizur Rahman Molla told the news agency that legal action would be taken against the miscreants.