Masked assailants shoot BNP leader to death in Badda
BNP leader Kamrul Ahsan Sadhan was shot dead by assailants in the Gudaraghat area of Dhaka's Badda last night (25 May). He was the joint secretary of the Gulshan Thana unit of the BNP.
According to police and witnesses, the incident took place around 10:06pm near a tea stall opposite to the office of former commissioner Kayum on Road No. 4 in the Gudaraghat area.
According to eyewitnesses, Sadhan was sitting at a tea stall with a few others when two masked assailants opened fire on him indiscriminately.
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He was struck by four to five bullets in the chest and back, causing him to fall from his chair.
The assailants fled the scene while firing blank shots to cover their escape.
He was rushed to the National Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases, where doctors declared him dead.
Badda Police Station Officer-in-Charge (OC) Saiful Islam confirmed the incident to TBS. He said the two attackers were wearing masks and fired multiple rounds.
Police are investigating the incident to identify and apprehend those responsible.
Kamrul's body has been sent to Shaheed Suhrawardy Medical College Hospital morgue for autopsy, the OC added.
