Shibpur upazila chairman shot

The chairman of Shibpur upazila in Narsingdi and former president of the upazila Awami League Harunur Rashid was shot by the miscreants at his residence early Saturday.

He was critically injured and admitted to Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH).

A tense situation was prevailing in the area after the incident.

Confirming the matter, Feroz Talukder, Officer-in-charge of Shibpur Police Station, said police are starting operations to arrest those who were involved in the firing incident.

Police said Rashid went to a local mosque to perform the Fazr prayer around 5am on Saturday. From there, he was going to his residence near the bazaar in Shibpur. When he reached the gate of his residence, three masked men riding on a motorbike fired three-round bullets at him. Later, he was first sent to Shibpur Upazila Health Complex and then to DMCH.

However, Shibpur upazila Awami League General Secretary Samsul Alam Rakhil, said Rashid was shot in the drawing room of his residence. Three people went to his residence and opened fire after talking with him.

Inspector Md Bachchu Miah, In-charge of the DMCH police camp, said bullet-hit Harunur Rashid was taken to the hospital from Narsingdi. His condition is critical.

Ex-UP member found dead

Police have recovered the dead body of a man from Battalikandi village under the Bashgari union in Raipura upazila of Narsingdi.

The deceased was identified as Swapan Mia, 42, a former Bashgari Union Parishad member of ward-8.

He was the son of Hazi Siraj Mia of the village. His body was found near the bank of the Meghna river in the Boroghat area on Saturday morning.