A leader of Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD) was shot and hacked to death by unidentified miscreants in Ishwardi upazila of Pabna late Thursday night.
The deceased was identified as Imran Hossain Sohag, 26, son of Enamul Haque of Baghoil Monnobipara village under Pakshi union. He was the convener of the proposed upazila JCD committee and member secretary of the upazila unit of Zia Cyber Force.
According to police and local sources, Sohag was sitting with friends at a tea stall beside the railway line in front of Sarra Gopalpur High School around 10:30pm when a group of assailants, with their faces covered in black cloth, attacked him.
The attackers allegedly hacked him indiscriminately and opened fire before fleeing the scene, leaving him dead on the spot.
Additional Superintendent of Police (Ishwardi Circle) Pranab Kumar said police rushed to the scene after receiving information and found severe injuries on the victim, including a badly damaged head.
Initially, it appears he was hacked to death. We have also recovered bullet shells from the scene, he said.
The body has been sent to Pabna General Hospital morgue for autopsy, and efforts are underway to uncover the motive behind the killing.