Local BCL leader shot dead in Teknaf

A local leader of Bangladesh Chhatra League was shot dead in Cox's Bazar's Teknaf upazila early today.

The deceased, Md Osman Shikdar, 30, was the vice-chairman of Teknaf upazila unit of BCL, confirmed Md Nurul Bashar, general secretary of upazila Awami League.

Miscreants shot him around 5:30am when he was going for Fajr prayers, said Md Hafizur Rahman, officer-in-charge of Teknaf Model Police Station.

Locals rushed him to Teknaf Upazila Health Complex where doctors declared him dead, the OC added. The body was sent to Cox's Bazar Sadar hospital for autopsy.

A case was being filed in this connection, the OC also said, adding that the attack was possibly a result of the deceased's enmity with local drug traders.