Khulna:A local leader of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) was shot dead by unidentified assailants in Rupsha upazila of Khulna on Thursday night. The victim, Md Zakir Hossain, 43, was a member of the search committee of the Rupsha Sadar union unit of BNP and was the son of Jalil Sheikh from Swalpobahirdia village.
According to United News of Bangladesh, witnesses reported that Zakir, who was the owner of a brick and sand trading business, was seated in a shop in the village around 11 p.m. when two helmeted assailants arrived on a motorcycle. One of the attackers entered the shop and shot the BNP leader before both fled the scene.
Local residents rushed Zakir to the Rupsha Upazila Health Complex, where he was pronounced dead by the on-duty physician. Subsequently, his body was sent to the morgue of Khulna Medical College Hospital for an autopsy.
Masum Khan, the officer-in-charge of Rupsha Police Station, stated that the motive behind the killing has not yet been determined, and efforts are underway to arrest those responsible for the incident.