Armed assailants shot and killed a local leader of Juba Dal, youth wing of Bangladesh Nationalist Part (BNP), in the Kadalpur union of Raozan upazila on Sunday afternoon.
The victim, Muhammad Selim, 40, was a resident of South Shamsher Para in Ward 6 and served as the member secretary of the Kadalpur Union Juba Dal convening committee.
The attack occurred around 12:30 PM in the busy Ishanbhattar Hat area. According to eyewitnesses, Selim was standing in front of a local shop when a group of men arrived in a CNG-run auto-rickshaw and opened fire at him.
He died on the spot. Locals rushed him to the Upazila Health Complex, where doctors declared him dead.
Selim’s wife, Ferdous Akhter, who was with him at the time, said, “We had just bought some medicine from the market after attending my aunt-in-law’s funeral. As we were getting on a motorcycle, two individuals in burqas (veil) emerged from the auto-rickshaw and opened fire”.
Police confirmed that Selim was shot in the face. His body has been sent to Chattogram Medical College Hospital for autopsy.
“We are working to identify those involved in the killing,” said Raozan Police Station Officer-in-Charge (OC) Monirul Islam Bhuiyan.
The motive behind the killing remains unclear, and authorities say investigations are ongoing.