A young man was shot dead by unidentified assailants in Muradpur area of Chattogram on Wednesday afternoon.
The deceased was identified as Sheikh Mohammad Azad, son of Mohammad Abdur Rashid of Hamzarbagh area in the city.
The incident took place around 3:30pm in the Bibirhat Bashor Market area, according to eyewitnesses and police.
Eyewitnesses said Azad was walking along the roadside near Forest Gate when unidentified individuals opened fire from behind.
He was critically injured and collapsed on the spot before being rushed to Chattogram Medical College Hospital (CMCH), where doctors declared him dead.
A witness, Ishak Alam, said a person known locally as Babu Prokash took the injured man to the hospital.
The victim’s brother Mohammad Sazzad said Azad had left home in the morning for work as usual.
He was later informed that Azad had been shot near the Bashor Market area and went to CMCH, where he found his brother dead.
Officer-in-Charge of CMCH police outpost Nurul Alam Ashik confirmed that a gunshot victim was brought to the hospital from the Hamzarbagh area and was declared dead on arrival.
The body has been sent to the morgue for autopsy.
