BNP leader shot dead in Jessore

A BNP leader was shot dead by an unidentified gang at Barinagar Bazar in Jessore Sadar upazila on Tuesday night.

The victim is Idris Ali, 46, joint secretary of Kashimpur union unit of BNP, and son of late Hashem Ali of Shyamnagar village in the upazila.

Police quoted locals as saying that a gang of three, riding a motorcycle, arrived at the bazar at around 7:30pm and  opened fire on Idris while he was playing carom.

The gang members fled the scene, firing blank shots.

Local rescued bullet-hit Idris and took him to Jessore Medical College Hospital where the doctors declared him dead.