Kamrul Ahsan Sadhan, joint convener of the BNP’s Gulshan thana unit, was shot dead by unidentified assailants in the capital’s Middle Badda area on Monday night.
According to police and witnesses, the incident took place around 10:06pm near a tea stall opposite to the office of former commissioner Kayum on Road No. 4 in the Gudaraghat area, reported UNB.
Kamrul was having tea with a few others when two masked attackers arrived and opened indiscriminate fire.
He was struck by four to five bullets in the chest and back, causing him to fall from his chair.
The assailants fled the scene while firing blank shots to cover their escape.
Kamrul was rushed to the National Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases in critical condition, where doctors declared him dead.
Officer-in-charge (OC) of Badda Police Station Md Saiful Islam told the media that CCTV footage from the area is being analysed to identify the shooters.
“We hope the killers will be arrested soon,” he said.
Kamrul’s body has been sent to Shaheed Suhrawardy Medical College Hospital morgue for autopsy, the OC added.
