Jubo League man shot dead in Jashore

An activist of Jubo League, the youth wing of the ruling Awami League, was shot dead in Bahadurpur Tetultala intersection of Jashore sadar early Friday.

The deceased is--Mohammad Ali, son of Abdur Rahman of Bahadurpur area under the Sadar upazila and a fellow of the ward No-9 councillor Hajji Suman, also a Jubo League leader.

Locals said a group of four to five men intercepted his way in the Bahadurpur Tetultala intersection when he was returning home and fired in his head.

Later, he was rushed to Jashore General Hospital where physicians declared him dead, said Dr Md Sujayet, a physician of the emergency department of the hospital.

Abdur Razzak, inspector (investigation) of Kotwali police station, said police are investigating. Motive behind the murder couldn’t be known immediately.

However, the victim’s family claimed the conflict centring the just-held Upazila Parishad election led to the killing.

Locals said the victim was campaigner of upazila chairman candidate Towhid Chaklader Fontu who won in the election held on Wednesday.