Assailants shot a BNP leader to death at Shankarpur in Jessore Saturday evening.
Alamgir Hossain, 55 was the joint general secretary of Ward- 7 unit of Jessore Municipality BNP. He was the son of the late Entaj Chowdhury of the area.
According to local residents and police sources, Alamgir Hossain was present in the Shankarpur area on Saturday evening. At around 6:45pm, when he reached the front of Councillor Nayan’s office, a group of criminals opened fire on him and fled the scene. He was shot on the left side of his head and collapsed on the spot.
Doctors at the hospital said that he had sustained a critical head injury and died due to excessive bleeding before reaching the hospital.
Officer-in-Charge of Kotwali Police Station, Faruk Ahmed, said police visited the scene immediately after receiving the information. However, the identity of the attackers and the motive behind the killing have not yet been confirmed. Several police teams are conducting operations, he added.
Following the incident, tension and fear have gripped the area. Additional police have been deployed to maintain law and order.