Swechchasebak Dal leader shot dead in Bagerhat

General Secretary of the Bagerhat unit of Swechchasebak Dal Nure Alam Tanu Bhuiyan (37) was shot dead by miscreants over the previous enmity on Friday night.

According to sources, miscreants shot him in Basabati Padmapukur More, and he was immediately taken to Bagerhat General Hospital where doctors declared him dead. 

"The Swechchasebak Dal leader was gunned down near his house around 9:30pm. The unidentified men, who shot him multiple times, ran away," KM Azizul Islam, officer-in-charge (OC) of Bagerhat Model Police Station, said.

Efforts are underway to catch the culprits, police said.

Former BNP President MA Salam has strongly condemned the murder and demanded immediate arrest and prosecution of the killers.