AL leader shot dead
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.