A local BNP leader was critically injured after unidentified assailants opened fire on him in front of his house in Nabinagar upazila of Brahmanbaria on Friday night.
The victim, Mofizur Rahman Mukul, 52, is a former joint general secretary of the Nabinagar upazila unit of the BNP and a former convenor of the upazila Jubo Dal.
Police and witnesses said the attack took place around 8:30pm when Mukul was returning home from the party office in the West Para area. Three men on a motorcycle, who had reportedly been waiting nearby, opened fire on him and fled the scene immediately after the shooting.
Locals rushed Mukul to the Nabinagar Upazila Health Complex. As his condition worsened, doctors referred him to Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH), where he remains in critical condition. The attack has created tension in the area, police said.
Habibur Rahman Habib, Nabinagar upazila health and family planning officer, said that Mofizur Rahman sustained three bullet injuries, two in the middle of his back and another in the lower part of his body. “His condition is critical,” Habibur Rahman said, adding that Mukul has been referred to DMCH for advanced treatment.
Nabinagar Police Station Officer-in-Charge Shahinur Islam said, “We visited the scene right after the incident. An investigation is underway, and those responsible will be brought to justice.”
Following the incident, leaders and activists of the BNP and its affiliated organisations brought out a protest procession demanding immediate arrest and punishment of the attackers. The march started from the Cooperative Market area and ended in front of the upazila police station.
Protesters issued a 24-hour ultimatum to arrest the miscreants, warning of larger demonstrations if their demand went unmet.
