BNP leader, his manager shot in Khulna

A BNP leader and his manager have received wounds after two miscreants opened fire on them in Khulna's Daulatpur area. 

The incident happened on Tuesday night when Riaz Shahed, a former president of BL College unit of Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD) and convener of BNP’s no. 7 ward, and his manager Rafiq were returning home on a two-wheeler.

Md Nazrul Islam, officer-in-charge of Daulatpur police station, said: "They are currently undergoing treatment at Khulna Medical College and Hospital."

Quoting witnesses, he said: “When the two reached the second gate area of Khulna BL College at around 10:00pm on Tuesday, the miscreants, riding a bike, intercepted them and fired at them, leaving both of them seriously injured.” 

Locals rushed them to Khulna Medical College and Hospital. “They are undergoing treatment at the hospital,” he added.