Jubo Dal leader shot dead near old police station in Pallabi

Police say a team has been dispatched to the scene

A Jatiyatabadi Jubo Dal leader has been shot dead in Dhaka’s Pallabi, police say.

On Monday at 7pm, three masked men wearing helmets entered a hardware shop near C Block, close to the old police station, and shot Golam Kibria at close range.

Local resident said Kibria was the member secretary of Pallabi unit of the BNP’s youth wing.

Around 8pm, the injured Kibria was taken to Shaheed Suhrawardy Medical College Hospital, where doctors declared him dead, police said.

“Our team has gone to the scene,” said Pallabi Police chief Shafiul Alam.

He added tha the motive and identities of the assailants are under investigation.

A video circulated on the internet shortly after the incident showed Kibria entering a hardware shop through one door while on his mobile phone.

Immediately after he entered, three masked men wearing helmets stormed in through another door. One of them fired at Kibria at close range. When he fell to the floor, another assailant shot him again.

The gunmen then quickly fled the shop.