A local Awami League leader was shot dead by unidentified miscreants in Sirajganj’s Sadar Upazila.
Bakul Haidar, 52, who was serving as the joint secretary of Bagbati union unit of Awami League and a member of Bagbati union parishad was killed on Saturday (Oct 2) night.
According to locals, Bakul set out for a social gathering when he was gunned down near a bridge on the Sirajganj-Kazipur road.
Police recovered him and sent him to Sirajganj General Hospital where the duty doctor declared him dead, said Sadar police second officer Saiful Islam.
Sadar police OC Mohammad Daud said they are initially suspecting the motive to be previous enmity.