UP member shot dead in Bandarban

A union parishad member died of bullet wounds at Chattogram Medical College Hospital late on Monday night, hours after unidentified criminals shot him at his Bandarban home.

The dead is Chain Chahla Marma, 35, a member of Kuhalong Union Parishad under Bandarban Sadar upazila.

Sanu Prue Marma, chairman of the union parishad, said a group of criminals went to Chain Chahla's home around 7:00pm on Monday and shot him. The criminals soon left the scene.

Locals rushed the UP member to Bandarban Sadar Hospital. He was later shifted to Chattogram Medical College Hospital where he breathed his last, said the chairman.

Shahidul Islam, officer-in-charge of Bandarban Sadar Police Station, said they were trying to identify the criminals.