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BNP leader Azizur Rahman Musabbir shot dead in Dhaka

Share FacebookTwitterWhatsAppPinterestLinkedinCopy URLTelegramEmailTumblrReddItPrintKoo DHAKA, Jan 8: Bangladesh Nationalist Party’s (BNP) volunteer wing, Swechhasebak Dal leader Azizur Rahman Musabbir, was shot dead by unidentified assailants in Dhaka’s Karwan Bazar area on Wednesday night, amid growing concerns over law and order ahead of country’s national election. The deceased was identified as Azizur Rahman Musabbir, while the injured, Sufian Byapari Masud, is the general secretary of the Tejgaon Thana Van Workers’ Union. Musabbir was rushed to BRB Hospital in Panthapath but was declared dead on arrival, Fazlul Karim, additional deputy commissioner of the Dhaka Metropolitan Police (Tejgaon Zone), told The Daily Star.

BNP leader Azizur Rahman Musabbir shot dead in Dhaka

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Key Highlights

  • Masud was later shifted to the Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) for treatment.
  • According to police and party sources, Musabbir had attended a programme with a group of people from Shariatpur at a hotel in the city in the evening.
  • After the event, Musabbir and Masud were walking along a nearby lane when two men opened fire on them.
  • The attackers fled the scene on foot.
  • Following the shooting, a group of people, including local BNP activists, staged protests near the Sonargaon intersection.
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