A ward-level leader of Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), who was in jail custody in a case over vandalism, died at Dhaka Medical College Hospital this afternoon. The deceased, Md Abul Bashar, 36, was a joint secretary of BNP's West Malibagh unit. Bashar was taken to the emergency department of Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) at 2:15pm on Monday after he had fallen ill