One killed, another shot in Jatrabari

A man was killed and another injured after unidentified assailants opened fire in the Dhulpur Sardar Goli area of Jatrabari in the capital on Sunday night.

The deceased was identified as Imran Hossain, 40. The injured was identified as Md Zakaria, 33.

The incident took place around 10:30pm.

The two were taken to the emergency department of Dhaka Medical College Hospital with gunshot wounds. Doctors declared Imran dead around midnight. Zakaria is undergoing treatment at the hospital.

According to sources at Dhaka Medical College Hospital, Imran suffered a gunshot wound to the head, while Zakaria was shot in the leg.

Speaking to journalists at the hospital, Zakaria said six to seven helmet-wearing men opened fire indiscriminately, targeting a young man. He said the attackers were shouting, “Imran, don’t run.”

He said a bullet suddenly struck his leg. The attackers also took a motorcycle from the scene, he added.

Md Habibur Rahman, inspector of the Dhaka Medical College Hospital police outpost, said Imran’s body had been kept at the hospital morgue.