On Friday, the former general secretary of the Bagerhat unit of Swechchasebak Dal, the BNP volunteers' wing, was shot dead by unidentified assailants.
Nur A Alam Bhuiyan, 25, was from Bagerhat town.
KM Azizul Islam, officer-in-charge (OC) of Bagerhat Model Police Station said, "The Swechchasebak Dal leader was gunned down near his house around 9:30pm.
He was declared dead after he was rushed to Bagerhat General Hospital.
The OC said, "Police are working to find out the reason behind the murder and arrest the killers.