AL leader shot dead in Bandarban
A group of unidentified criminals shot dead a local Awami League leader and left five others critically injured in Bandarban Sadar upazila yesterday evening.
The dead, Ba Chaw Nu Marma, 50, was president of ward unit AL in Jamchhari area of the upazila, said police.
The injured are Mong Kyaw Ching Marma, La Mong Ching Marma, Redase Marma, Ushwe Thoai Marma, and Kya Prue Marma. They were sent to Bandarban Sadar Hospital, said police.
Shahidul Islam, officer-in-charge of Bandarban Sadar Police Station, said a group of unidentified criminals opened fire at a tea stall in Jamchhari Bazar area around 7:00pm, leaving Ba Chaw dead on the spot and several other injured.
Another man, who was present at the spot when the shooting took place, later went home and suffered a cardiac arrest. He was taken to the hospital where doctors declared him dead, the OC said.
Police sent both the bodies to Bandarban Sadar Hospital morgue for autopsies.
Local AL leaders claimed three of the injured to be the party's activists.
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