AL leader shot dead

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A local Awami League leader was shot dead by unidentified miscreants at Kanchana union in Satkania upazila of Chittagong on Saturday night.

The deceased has been identified as Jahirul Islam, 48, a leader of Kanchana union porishad Awami League.

Officer-in-charge Satkania police station Sharif Uddin Khandakar said miscreants fired gunshots at Jahirul at Bashirkhil area of Kanchana union around 10:15pm.

Being informed, police rushed to the spot and whisked the injured off to Chittagong Medical College Hospital where doctor declared him dead.