Khulna: A local leader of Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) was beaten to death by miscreants at PT intersection in Khulna early on Thursday.

The deceased is Shoikat Rohan, former executive member of  Khulna unit of BCL and resident of Bania, Khulna.

The Sadar Police Officer-in-charge handaker Farid said a gang of miscreants swopped on Rohan on Ahsan Ahmed road in the area while he was returning home by a motorbike at about 11:30pm.

The attackers beat up Rohan, leaving him severely injured.

Later, he was taken to Khulna Medical College Hospital where doctors declared him dead at about 12:10am on Thursday.

A case was filed in this connection.