2 ex-JL, BCL leaders shot dead in Laxmipur

Staff Reporter  :
Two former Juba League and Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) leaders were shot dead in an attack allegedly by their rivals over establishing supremacy at Poddar Bazar under Sadar upazila in Laxmipur district on Tuesday night.

The deceased have been identified as Abdullah Al Noman, 35, who was a former general secretary of the district unit of Juba League, and Rakib Imam, 36, was an organising secretary of the district unit of BCL.

According to locals, a rival group of miscreants opened fire on the duo in the Poddar Bazar area under the UP at around 9:00pm, leaving them critically injured.

They were rushed to the Laxmipur Sadar Hospital where physicians declared Noman dead upon arrival, said Dr Anowar Hossain, resident medical officer of the hospital.
He said that Noman was brought dead to the hospital while Rakib was referred to Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) after giving first aid.

The former BCL leader succumbed to his injuries on the way to DMCH, he said, adding that the duo sustained bullet injuries in their heads and mouths.
Noman’s brother Mahfuzur alleged that their opponent Jehadhi committed the killing to establish their supremacy in the area.

Mahfuzzaman Ashraf, superintendent of police of the district, said that two people sustained bullet injuries in an incident and one of them succumbed to his injuries on the spot.

Legal actions will be taken in this connection with the incident after investigation, he said.

Additional numbers of law enforcers have been deployed in and around the area to ward off any unexpected incident further, the SP added.