A businessman was shot dead by unidentified assailants at Kapalia Bazar area in Manirampur upazila of Jashore on Monday evening.
The deceased was identified as Rana Protap, 45, son of Tushar Kanti Bairagi of Arua village in Keshabpur upazila and owner of an ice factory at Kapalia Bazar.
He also served as acting editor of Narail-based daily BD Khobor.
Police and witnesses said some miscreants opened fire on him in the market, leaving him dead on the spot.
Manoharpur Union Parishad Chairman Akhter Faruk Mintu said Rana had been running the ice factory in Kapalia Bazar for about two years.
The killing sparked panic in Kapalia Bazar and adjacent areas.
Rajiullah Khan, Officer-in-Charge of Manirampur Police Station, said police inspected the scene and sent the body to Jashore General Hospital morgue for autopsy.
Efforts are underway to identify and arrest those involved,he said.
A local source claimed that Rana Protap had several cases filed against him at different police stations in Jashore and was previously linked to extremist activities.
However, Abul Kashem, news editor of BD Khobor, said Rana Protap had been acquitted of those cases.
The motive behind the murder is yet to be known,he added.