BNP leader shot dead in Dhaka

A leader of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) was shot dead by unidentified assailants in the Middle Badda in Dhaka on Sunday night.

The incident took place around 8:30 PM at Gudaraghat area in the capital.

The deceased was identified as Kamrul Hasan Sadhan, a Joint Convener of BNP’s Gulshan Thana unit.

According to eyewitnesses, some unidentified assailants attacked Sadhan while he was sitting with some locals. The assailants, at one point, opened fire on him, leaving him seriously injured on the spot.

Later, locals rescued him from the spot and took him to Heart Foundation Hospital where on duty doctors declared him dead upon arrival.

Confirming the matter, Badda Police Station officer-in-charge Saiful Islam said that police were investigating the incident and working to identify and apprehend the culprits.