A local leader of BNP was shot to death by his rivals over a land dispute in Sitakunda upazila of Chattogram district on Sunday. The deceased was identified as Nurul Mostafa Bazal, 58, senior vice-president of Baroierdhala union unit BNP and son of Mujibul Haque of Paschim Lalanagar Subedar Bari in the upazila. FAO distributes agricultural inputs in Chattogram division Md Kamal Uddin, officer-in-charge of Sitakunda Model Police Station, said Bazal had an enmity with Touhidul Islam, who was wanted in several cases. At 7:30 pm, Bazal and Touhidul locked into an altercation over the issue. Woman's decomposed body  recovered from Chattogram hill At one stage, Touhidul stabbed Bazal with a sharp weapon and opened fire on him, leaving him injured. Later, he was taken to Upazila Health Complex where the doctors declared him dead. Chattogram-15: Clashes escalate among supporters of independent and AL candidates in Satkania Police are trying to arrest Touhidul as he is wanted in 18 cases. However, the local unit BNP claimed that Bazal was murdered over political issues.

A 19-year-old Rohingya boy was shot dead allegedly by miscreants at Kutupalong Rohingya camp in Ukhiya upazila on Monday. The deceased was identified as Mohammad Bashir, son of Rahmat Ullah and resident of No 6 camp. Also Read: UN urgently appeals for international support for Rohingyas Sheikh Mohammad Ali, officer-in-charge of Ukhiya Police Station, said a group of masked miscreants, numbering 25-30 , opened fire on the boy, leaving him injured. Later, he was taken to a hospital where the doctors declared him dead. Also Read: UN agencies face funding challenges in feeding Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh, official says The reason behind the killing could not be known immediately. Police are trying to arrest the attackers, said OC.          

A Bangladeshi man was shot dead by members of the Indian Border Security Force (BSF) along Kalirhat border in Patgram upazila of Lalmonirhat district early Monday. The deceased was identified as Yusuf Ali, 27, son of Shah Jamal of Meser Danga village of Jagatab union of the upazila. Also Read: Stone quarry worker allegedly shot by BSF dies Quoting locals, Omar Faruk, officer-in-charge of Patrgram police station, said the BSF troops  opened fire on a group of Bangladeshis while they were trying to bring Indian cattle through the main pillar number 857 of the border area, leaving Yusuf dead on the spot. On information, police were sent to the house of the victim, added the OC. Also Read: 1 Bangladeshi shot dead, another wounded by BSF along Lalmonirhat border Lieutenant Colonel Sheikh Mohammad Musahid Masum, commander at the BGB-61, confirmed the incident saying that they have already contacted the BOP camp over the incident. Besides, a flag meeting between Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) and Indian Security Forces (BSF) will be held in this regard, he added.      

Two former leaders of Awami League’s (AL’s) associate bodies--Juba League (JL) and Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) have been shot to death in an attack allegedly by their rivals over establishing supremacy in Sadar upazila of Laxmipur on Tuesday night. The deceased identified as Abdullah Al Noman, 35, and Rakib Imam, 28, were former general secretary and organising secretary of the district units JL and BCL respectively.           Locals and police said there had long been a dispute between AL leader Abul Kashem Jehadhi, former chairman of Bashikpur union parishad (UP) and AL leader Mahfuzur Rahman, also incumbent chairman of the UP and elder brother  of murdered JL leader Noman in the area.    A group of miscreants opened fire on the duo in the Poddar Bazar area under the UP around 10pm, leaving them critically injured, they said. Read more: Jubo League leader shot dead in Laxmipur They were rushed to the Laxmipur Sadar Hospital where physicians declared Noman dead upon arrival, said Dr Anowar Hossain, residential medical officer of the hospital. He said Noman was brought to the hospital as dead while Rakib was referred to Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) after giving first aid.      The former BCL leader succumbed to his injuries on the way to DMCH, he said, adding that the duo sustained bullet injuries in their heads and mouths.   Noman’s brother Mahfuzur alleged that their opponent Jehadhi committed the killing to establish their supremacy in the area while UNB could not verify the allegations immediately.   Mahfuzzaman Ashraf, superintendent of police of the district, said two people sustained bullet injuries in an incident and one of them succumbed to his injuries on the spot. Read more: Chhatra League leader shot dead in Rajbari Legal actions will be taken in this connection after investigation, he said. Additional numbers of law enforcers were deployed in and around the area to ward off any unexpected incident further, the SP added.

Another leader of the Rohingya community was shot dead by unknown assailants in Ukhia upazila of Cox's Bazar district on Thursday. The deceased was identified as Mohammad Selim, 28, a sub-majhi (deputy head) of Kutupalong camp. Read more: 2 Rohingya children sustain bullet wounds in Cox’s Bazar gunfight Sheikh Mohammad Ali, officer-in-charge of Ukhia Police Station, said Selim was out overseeing the field-level work of volunteers on Wednesday night. Suddenly, a group of miscreants opened fire on him, leaving him seriously injured. He was first taken to the MSF Hospital serving the Rohingya camp and later shifted to Chattogram Medical College Hospital for better treatment, the OC said. Selim died around 12:30pm on Thursday while undergoing treatment at the hospital, added the OC. Read more: Japan, UNHCR sign $4.5 million agreement to support Rohingyas in Bangladesh Additional Deputy Inspector General (ADIG) Shayed Harun-ur-Rashid, commander of the Armed Police Battalion (APBN), said Selim might have been killed over establishing supremacy in the area. "Efforts are on to arrest those involved in the murder," he added.  

A 45-year-old man was shot dead allegedly by some miscreants in Fultola upazila of Khulna on Monday morning. The deceased was identified as Milon Fakir, a resident of the upazila. Three miscreants coming in a motorcycle shot Milon in Jamira area near Ideal School around 8am, said Khulna Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) Sushanta Sarker. Read more: Rickshaw-puller shot dead over “trivial matter” in Pabna When wounded Milon took shelter in a nearby shop, the miscreants shot him again entering the shop and fled the scene, leaving Milon dead on spot, he said. The body was sent to Khulna Medical College and Hospital morgue for an autopsy, he added. The motive behind the killing is yet to be known but efforts are on to arrest the killers, said the officer.

An accused in a murder case was shot dead in Abhaynagar upazila of Jashore on Wednesday morning. The deceased was identified as Subrata Mondal, 42, of the upazila, a fish trader. He was an accused in the murder case of Rakibul, a member of Phultala Bazar Merchants Association. Read more: Rickshaw-puller shot dead over “trivial matter” in Pabna AK Shamim, officer-in-charge (OC) of Abhaynagar police station, said two miscreants coming in a motorcycle shot him in his head near Damukhali Primary School on his way to Bhabdaha wholesale fish market around 8am and fled the scene. The body was sent to Jashore General Hospital morgue for an autopsy, he added. Read more: Rebel UP chairman shot dead in Narsingdi Efforts are on to arrest the killers, said the OC.

A rickshaw-puller was shot dead, allegedly by a local Jubo League activist, in Pabna’s Ishwardi over a trivial incident around 9pm last night. The deceased was identified as Mamun Hossain, 26, son of Manik Hossain of Piarkhali area of Ishwardi town. The accused are: Anwar Uddin, a member of Ishwardi Municipality Jubo League and also ward councillor, local Awami League leader Kamal Uddin’s brother; Hridoy Hossain, president of Ward No. 1 unit of Chhatra League, and Ibrahim, a Chhatra League activist. Parvez, an eye witness said, “We stopped a speeding three-wheeler and asked its driver why he was rushing. While stopping the vehicle, a human-hauler hit it from behind and its glasses were broken. Following the incident, the human-hauler driver tried to take away the three-wheeler driver’s license. Some of us tried to stop the altercation; rickshaw-puller Mamun was in the group. At one stage of the argument, the human-hauler driver angrily left the spot.” “Sometime later, Anwar along with a few people, including Hridoy and Ibrahim, came to the spot and asked me why we stopped the human-hauler driver. At the time, people nearby came forward and tried to stop them. At one stage of the altercation, Anwar took out a pistol and opened fire, leaving Mamun Hossain and Rocky Hossain injured. They also stabbed another person named Suman,” Parvez also said. Locals rescued them and took them to Ishwardi Upazila Health Complex, where a doctor declared Mamun dead. The injured were shifted to Rajshahi Medical College Hospital as their condition was critical. Arbind Sarker, officer-in-charge of Ishwardi Police station, said they visited the spot after the incident. Additional police have also been deployed in the area. Process is underway for filing a case.  

A Bangladeshi cattle trader was shot dead allegedly by Indian Border Security Force (BSF) members along Burimari border in Patgram upazila of Lalmonirhat early Sunday. The deceased was identified as Bipul Hossain 23, of the upazila. According to locals, a group of cattle traders including Bipul tried to bring Indian cows through Patgram border in the early hours of Sunday. Read more: Bangladeshi shot dead ‘by BSF’ along Lalmonirhat border Bipul sustained bullet when BSF opened fire at them, Omar Faruq, officer-in-charge (OC) of Patgram police station. He succumbed to his injuries on the way to Rangpur Medical College and Hospital, he added. Read more: Another Bangladeshi man shot to death by BSF along Satkhira border

Two Rohingyas were shot dead during what police called "a gunfight" at Ukhia camp in Cox’s Bazar on Friday night. The identities of the deceased could not be known yet, but they were Rohingyas, said Sheikh Mohammad Ali, Officer-in-Charge of Ukhiya police station. The incident occurred around 10 pm at Balukhali refugee camp when police went there upon receiving information about a gunfight between members of the Rohingya insurgent group Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army (ARSA) and Rohingya militant Nabi Hossain’s group. Read more: Rohingya leader shot, stabbed to death in Cox’s Bazar Witnesses said the fighting Rohingyas started firing at police as they reached the camp and police also fired back. According to camp dwellers, one of the deceased was a resident of camp-8. OC Sheikh Mohammad Ali said the two groups were fighting for dominance in the camp. Read more: Rohingya man shot dead in Cox’s Bazar Efforts are on to identify the deceased Rohingyas and the others who managed to flee, he said.