AL Leader Among Two Shot Dead In Chapainawabganj

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.