A man was shot dead by unidentified assailants at a tea stall in Dumuria upazila of Khulna on Thursday afternoon, on the day Prime Minister Tarique Rahman visited the district.
The victim was identified as Tarikul Islam Sheikh, 35, son of Abdus Salam Sheikh.
Abdus Salam is the convener of the No. 12 Rangpur Union unit of BNP.
The incident took place around 1:45pm at Gaffar’s tea stall in the Jora Bot-tola area of Ambhita-Ramkrishnapur in the upazila.
According to local residents and police, Tarikul was sitting inside the tea stall when a group of assailants entered and opened fire on him, leaving him dead at the scene.
The identities of the attackers and the motive behind the killing were not immediately known.
Officer-in-Charge of Dumuria Police Station Khandaker Hafizur Rahman confirmed the incident. Speaking over the phone, he said police had received information about the shooting and he was on his way to the scene.
Further details about the incident were not immediately available.
