AL leader among two shot dead in Chapainawabganj

Two people, 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 of Chapainawabganj 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 aforementioned 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 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 at 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.