Businessman, housewife shot in separate incidents in Dhaka

At least two persons were shot in separate incidents in Dhaka on Saturday night.

The incidents took place in Shanir Akhra and Darus Salam areas, with one person arrested in connection with the attack on the businessman.

In Shanir Akhra, businessman Aslam Khan, 40, was shot inside his crockery shop in front of Royal Hospital around 8:30pm, police and his friends said.

Aslam, owner of Lucky Crockeries on Zia Smarani Road, suffered bullet injuries to his left arm above the elbow and the right side of his face.

He was initially taken to a local hospital and later shifted to Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH), where he was receiving treatment.

Anwar Hossain, a friend of Aslam, said two men entered the shop during the incident and one of them opened fire at Aslam before fleeing. Locals caught one of the alleged attackers and handed him over to police.

Police later confirmed the arrest of a man with a firearm and ammunition in connection with the shooting.

Md Habibur Rahman, inspector and in-charge of the DMCH police outpost, said Aslam was receiving treatment at the hospital's emergency department.

Meanwhile, a housewife named Jesmin Begum, 38, was shot while watching television inside her home in Darus Salam around 8:30pm.

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Jasmin was sitting beside a window of her tin-roofed house in the Matbar Bari Mosque Lane area when someone opened fire from outside, police and her family said. The bullet hit her right upper arm, leaving her seriously injured.

Her son, Md Yasin, said he rushed his mother to Shaheed Suhrawardy Medical College Hospital after the shooting. She was later shifted to DMCH around 11pm for better treatment.

Inspector Md Faruk, officer-in-charge of the hospital police outpost, said the incident took place around 8:30pm on Saturday in the Matbar Bari Mosque Lane area under Darus Salam Police Station.