A Jubo League leader was shot dead allegedly by assailants in of Laxmipur sadar upazila on Friday night.
The deceased is Alauddin Patwari, 45, vice-president of Bashikpur union unit of the Jubo League and son of Sadek Patwari.
Mosleh Uddin, officer-in-charge of Chandraganj Police Station, said that the victim was attacked by 5-6 men while he was talking on the mobile phone in the Padma Dighirpar area of Bashikpur around 10 pm, reports UNB.
While fleeing, the men fired at Alauddin, leaving him critically injured. He was rushed to upazila health complex where the doctors declared him dead on arrival.
Police suspect Alauddin was killed over previous enmity or establishing supremacy in the area.
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