AL leader shot dead

Unidentified criminals shot a local Awami League leader dead at Kanchana of Satkania upazila on Saturday night.

Jahirul Islam, 48, was a leader of Kanchana union parishad Awami League.

Officer-in-Charge Sharif Uddin Khandakar of Satkania Police Station said the criminals fired at Jahirul in Bashirkhil area of Kanchana around 10:15pm.

Being informed, police went to the spot and took the injured to Chittagong Medical College Hospital where doctor declared him dead.