Jubo Dal leader killed in Sirajganj

A union unit leader of Jatiyatabadi Jubo Dal was shot dead allegedly by some assailants in Sadar upazila of Sirajganj on Wednesday night, reports UNB.

The deceased was identified as Ali Akbar, 40, of Hatsartia village of the upazila.

Md Siddique Ahmed, assistant superintendent of police (ASP) of Belkuchi circle, said the assailants shot Akbar Ali at Randhunibari Bazaar under Soydabad union around 8.15pm.

"He died on the way to Bangamata Sheikh Fazilatunnesa Mujib General Hospital," the ASP said. He claimed that police recovered four bottles of alcohol and a bag from the spot.

The motive behind the killing will be clear only after an investigation, the ASP added.