Ishaque Ali Khan Panna, Top Leader of Awami League, Found Dead in Meghalaya; Body Handed Over to Bangladesh

Panna’s body was handed over to an approved associate by the Bangladesh High Commission at Khliehriat Civil Hospital in East Jaintia Hills district at 5 am. The body is set to be taken to Panna’s home in Pirojpur district in Bangladesh, with the journey passing through the Dawki Land Port in West Jaintia Hills.

Panna was a former general secretary of the Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) and held significant roles within the Awami League, closely associated with former Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. The Ministry of External Affairs and its Bangladesh counterpart have been collaborating closely since Panna’s body was discovered in a betel nut plantation in Dona Bhoi village in East Jaintia Hills on August 26.

The body was identified through a Bangladesh passport.