The sister of former local councilor was shot dead by unidentified assailants in the South Bishil area of Darussalam on Sunday night.
The victim has been identified as Tahmina Rahman Ranu, 42, the sister of former local councilor Aminul Islam.
Sub-Inspector (SI) Debbrata Kumar Biswas of Darussalam Police Station, confirmed the matter and said the incident occurred around 1:30am on Sunday.
Local sources reported that Tahmina owned a shop in the area, which she rented out. On the night of the incident, a group of armed men came looking for her brother, Aminul.
When they could not find him, they shot Tahmina and fled the scene.
SI Debbrata Kumar mentioned that the police have sent the victim’s body to Shaheed Suhrawardy Medical College Hospital for an autopsy. He also stated that an investigation is underway to identify the perpetrators and bring them to justice.