Two persons including a union-level
Awami League (AL) leader were shot to death and two others injured in an
attack by some unidentified miscreants in Shibganj upazila here on Thursday
night.
The deceased were identified as General Secretary of Nayalabhanga union unit
of AL Md. Abdus Salam, 47, son of Md. Entaj Ali of the aforesaid union and
his aide Abdul Matin Ali, 55, son of late Abdul Mannan of Ranihati Fatepur
under the same upazila.
On the other hand, the wounded are Md. Tito and Abdur Rahim, both are the
associates of the AL leader.
Locals said Abdus Salam, also a member of Zila Parishad, and his aides were
sitting in front of Ranihati Degree College near the Government Ashrayan
Project around 8.30 pm. All of a sudden, the miscreants opened fire and
blasted cocktails on them, killing the AL leader on the spot and injuring
others, the sources added.
Critically wounded Abdul Matin was rushed to the Chapainawabganj Sadar
Hospital where the on-duty physicians declared him dead, police and
local
sources said.
Officer-in-Charge (OC) of Shibganj Police Station Md. Sajjad Hossain
confirmed the casualties. The bodies were sent to the Chapainawabganj Sadar
Hospital morgue for autopsy, he added.
Source: Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha