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A leader of the Purba Banglar Communist Party (Janajuddha) was shot dead by unidentified assailants in Dighalia upazila of Khulna on Sunday.
The deceased was identified as Mohammad Nasimul Gani, also known as Nasim.
Police said Nasim was sitting at a tea stall in front of his house in the Farmaishkhana area around 11:30am when two assailants riding a motorcycle entered the shop and opened fire at him several times before fleeing the scene.
Family members immediately rescued him and took him to Khulna Medical College Hospital, where doctors on duty declared him dead.
Khulna Additional Superintendent of Police Abir Siddiqui Shubhra said preliminary investigation found that eight cases had been filed against Nasim, including one under the Police Assault Act.
He said police had also found preliminary information indicating Nasim’s involvement with the Purba Banglar Communist Party (Janajuddha).
Police visited the scene after the incident and launched an operation to identify and arrest those involved in the killing.