Man shot dead in the city

Alleged extortionists shot dead a contractor in the capital's Moghbazar area last night and also injured a pedestrian.
The deceased, Mohammad Swapan, 35, was riddled with four bullets as he went to buy medicine from a pharmacy near his Ambagan residence in Moghbazar around 8:30pm.
The injured, Nur Mohammad Nuru, 27, of the same neighbourhood was in line of fire as he went to buy cigarettes. He suffered wound to his lower back.
Locals rushed Swapan and Nuru to Dhaka Medical College Hospital where doctors declared Swapan dead around midnight.
Nuru could identify three locals -- Sentu, Ali and Zakir -- among the gunmen.
Deceased's uncle Abdul Kader said, last week some extortionists demanded Tk 50,000 from Swapan. They might have shot Swapan as he refused to pay the money, said Kader.
Officer-in-Charge Shiblee Noman of Ramna Police Station told The Daily Star that some assailants had shot Swapan a few months back. A few of them were arrested but released on bail, he said.
"Swapan himself is involved in crimes. His rivals might have shot him dead," Noman said.