Khulna Awami League leader and former councillor of Khulna City Corporation Ward-4 Golam Rabbani Tipu was shot dead by unidentified assailants in Cox’s Bazar on Thursday.
The incident happened around 8:30 pm in front of the Seagull hotel.
Cox’s Bazar Model Police Station’s officer-in-charge, Md. Ilyas Khan, said, “We have launched an investigation and are working to identify the culprits.”
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Witnesses said, hearing a gunshot, followed by the sight of Tipu collapsing to the ground, locals rushed him to the Cox’s Bazar District Hospital, where doctors confirmed his death upon arrival.
Tipu sustained a fatal gunshot wound to the head, said Dr. SM Shoaib of the hospital.
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No additional individuals were with Tipu at the time of the attack, and police are continuing their search for the murderers.