A man was shot dead allegedly by three assailants in the Daulatpur area of Khulna city on Saturday morning.
The deceased was identified as Jalil Munshi, 35, son of Dilu Munshi of the area.
He worked as a jute labourer.
According to police and locals, Jalil was walking in front of the Kulibagan Awami League office on Khulna Highway in the Kulibagan Bottola area around Saturday morning when three men riding a motorcycle opened fire at him.
He sustained gunshot wounds to the right side of his chest and the left side of his back.
Locals rescued him and rushed him to Khulna Medical College Hospital, but he died on the way.
Sudarshan Kumar Roy, deputy commissioner of Khulna Metropolitan Police, said police recovered a spent bullet casing and a live round from the scene.
He said Jalil had a drug-related case filed against him with the police station.
“Preliminarily, we suspect that the killing may have originated from a dispute over drugs,” the police official said.
Police have launched a drive to arrest those involved in the killing, he added.
According to police, 30 murders have taken place in Khulna city so far this year. Investigations into only three of those cases have been completed.
