A union level Awami League leader from Bagerhat district and the driver of his motorbike were shot dead in Rupsha upazila under Khulna district Saturday morning.
The deceased were identified as M Zahid, 45, chairman of the Fakirhat upazila parishad under Bagerhat district, and his driver Munna, 30.
Khulna and Bagerhat are neighbouring districts in the country’s south-west.
Citing witnesses, Banglanews24.com reported that some unidentified criminals opened fire on Zahid and Munna in front of the Amdabad School in the Rupsha area.
Confirming the incident, Officer-in-Charge of Rupsha Police Station Ashraf Hossain said on getting information police rushed to the spot and found the two dead.
Police however could not immediately give any information on the motive behind the killing.