UP member shot dead

A Union Parishad (UP) member was gunned down by unidentified criminals at Godkhali Bazar in Jhikargachha upazila of Jessore yesterday.

The deceased, Rahat Sardar, 40, son of Jalil Sarder of Mathbari village, was a member of Godkhali union parishad in the upazila.

Officer-in-Charge Masud Karim of Jhikargachha Police Station, said six criminals riding on two motorbikes stormed inside a saloon in the area around 9:15am and shot him dead.

The deceased's younger brother Mizan Sardar said his elder brother Hasan Sardar was shot dead by a local gang in the same manner on July 5 this year.

The accused in Hasan murder case might have killed Rahat, Mizan added.