A 28-year-old youth was shot dead by armed assailants on in Begumganj upazila of Noakhali district Monday night.
The deceased was identified as Md. Shakil, son of Md. Solaiman Khokon of Gangabar Bazar under Chayani union of the upazila. He worked as an aluminum technician.
Witnesses said Shakil and others were having tea at a shop at a local market at 8pm when five armed terrorists arrived in a CNG-run autorickshaw.
The miscreants attempted to abduct a youth named Labib by force.
After being barred from Shakil and others, the miscreants left the spot but returned shortly afterward and opened fire, fatally shooting Shakil.
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His (Shakil) younger brother, Shuvo was also seriously injured after being attacked with a sharp weapon.
Locals rushed both brothers to Noakhali General Hospital where physicians declared Shakil dead on arrival. Shuvo was undergoing treatment.
However, locals detained three of the attackers and gave them a thrashing.
Md. Habibur Rahman, inspector (investigation) of Begumganj Model police station, said that police were deployed to the scene and brought the situation under control.
As of 10:30pm, police could not able to rescue the detainees from the crowd. Some locals reportedly refused to hand them over to police, saying that they planned to turn them over to the army instead.
Air remains thick with tension in surrounding areas.