A listed top terror was shot to death in the New Market area of the capital on Tuesday evening.
The deceased was identified as Khandokar Noyeem Ahmed Titon, 59, son of KM Fakhruddin. He was the brother-in-law of another notorious criminal Sanjidul Islam Emon, said Mohammad Ayub, officer-in-charge of New Market Police Station.
He used to live at Sultanganj under Hazaribagh Police Station in the capital.
Titon was ranked second on the list of 23 top criminals prepared by the government in 2001.
Police suspect he was killed following a conflict among rival criminal groups, saying they are trying to identify those involved in the murder.
The incident took place around 7:50pm in front of the Shaheed Shahnewaz Hostel near Dhaka University.
The victim was taken to Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) after the gun attack, where doctors declared him dead.
A passerby, Mezbah, who took the victim to the hospital, said two unidentified attackers arrived on a motorcycle and opened fire on Titon in front of Gate No. 1 of the hostel.
“They shot him multiple times, including in the head, arm and under the armpit, before fleeing the scene,” he said.
Titon was found lying in a pool of blood and was rushed to the DMCH, where he was declared dead around 8:27pm.
Inspector Md Faruk, in-charge of the DMCH police camp, said he was brought to the hospital with bullet injuries from the New Market area. “He was declared dead by the on-duty doctor.”