Two people, including a leader of the banned Bangladesh Krishak Sramik Awami League (banned Chhatra/Shramik League) and his nephew, were shot dead by miscreants at Pushpapara haat under Ataikula police station in Pabna sadar upazila. The incident took place on Thursday evening. The deceased are Abdus Salam (56), convener of the Pabna sadar upazila unit of the banned organisation, and his cousin's son Ripon Hossain (35), president of the Ataikula union unit of Jatiyatabadi Sramik Dal.
According to eyewitnesses, Salam and his nephew Ripon were staying at their office in the Pushpapara haat when a group of miscreants arrived and opened indiscriminate fire on them. Later, locals rescued the critically injured duo and took them to Pabna General Hospital, where attending doctors declared them dead.
Ataikula police station officer-in-charge (OC) Pradip Kumar confirmed the incident. Pabna Superintendent of Police Abu Ashraf stated that multiple police teams have started investigating the incident, keeping issues like haat lease disputes or extremist conflicts in mind.
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