Trader shot dead in Tongi

Police said the assailants sprayed bullets on Awlad Hossain Shamim, 28, when he along with his brother was returning home from his shop at Tongi Bazar at 10:45pm.

Critically injured Shamim was rushed to Tongi Hospital where doctors declared him dead.

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The victim's brother Alamgir Hossain Shafiq filed a case accusing his father Rashid Molla and step brothers Delwar Hossain, Anwar Hossain and Monir Hossain of the killing.

A source close to the victim said conflict over property might be the reason for the killing.