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Miscreants shot and killed a 35-year-old man in Dhaka’s Gulshan area on Thursday night. The victim was identified as Sumon, an internet business owner, said Sub-inspector Maruf Ahmed of Gulshan Police Station. Sumon was shot in front of Gulshan Police Plaza around 9 pm while standing on the road on the plaza’s north side, the SI said. UPDF man shot dead in Khagrachhari The victim got into a scuffle with several individuals before the assailants opened fire on him. The miscreants then fled the scene. Police rushed Sumon to Dhaka Medical College Hospital in a critical condition, where doctors declared him dead around 11 pm. Sumon’s family said that he had long-standing business disputes with Rubel, a man who operates a cable service in the Mohakhali TV Gate area. Sumon’s brother-in-law Md Badsha Mia Rubel said the shooting might have resulted from these tensions, as Rubel had allegedly threatened to kill Suman in the past. 32-year-old shot dead in Jashore Police were working to identify the attackers. Sumon had multiple criminal cases, including extortion, filed against him in various police stations, including Gulshan and Banani, said Additional Commissioner of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) Nazrul Islam. He might have been killed due to internal conflict, said the addl commissioner The body was sent to the hospital morgue for an autopsy, added the SI. UPDF member shot dead in alleged PCJSS attack in Rangamati

A 32-year-old man was shot dead by a group of assailants late Monday night in what is believed to be a gang-related attack in Jashore city. The victim, identified as Meer Samir Sakib Sadi, was gunned down near his home on Murrib Road in the city, said said Additional Police Superintendent Noor-ul-Alam Siddiqui. 25-year-old killed in clash over sand extraction in Mymensingh The incident occurred around 11:45 pm when Sadi, along with his cousin was morting on a motorcycle in the courtyard of their residence behind Jayanti Society. According to eyewitnesses, a group of armed assailants ambushed Sadi, first stabbing him from behind with a knife before shooting him multiple times. Despite one of the rounds misfiring, the attackers fired several more shots, hitting Sadi in the neck and chest. He was rushed to Jashore General Hospital but was declared dead shortly after arrival. Rakib, Sadi’s cousin, sad the victim had been targeted after rejecting the demands of local miscreants involved in illegal activities, including extortion and smuggling. Sadi had strong ties to Mansell, the expelled joint convener of the Jubo League and a top terror in Jashore. Mansell, who has been on the run since the fall of the Awami League government on August 5, 2024, had his associates, including Sadi, involved in a range of illicit activities in the region, said police. "It is believed that the assailants, who were also former associates of Mansell, may have seen Sadi's return as a threat to their own criminal interests, ultimately leading to his murder," said the police official. In 2013, Sadi was injured in a road accident at Palbari Sculpture intersection of the town after killing Kabir Hossain Polash, the then vice-president of Jashore district Chhatra Dal. One of his legs had to be amputated in the accident, according to locals. 38-year-old killed in Narail clash Despite the loss of his leg, Sadi had continued his criminal activities, maintaining close ties with Mansell and his associates.

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.