A Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD) activist was shot dead by unidentified miscreants in Ishwardi upazila of Pabna on Tuesday night.

The deceased was identified as Sachin Biswas Saju,22, son of Bilat Biswas from Notun Rupur Dakshinpara village.

Tanvir Hasan Sumon, former general secretary of the upazila Chhatra Dal, claimed that Sachin was an activist of the No 6 ward Chhatra Dal in Pakshi Union.

Locals said he was in a picnic spot with friends at a house near the Jigatola Mosque around 10:30 PM on Tuesday night. He stepped out to talk on his mobile phone when assailants shot him in the head and stabbed him before fleeing on a motorcycle.

Later, locals took him to Ishwardi Upazila Health Complex, where doctors declared him dead.

Monirul Islam, Officer-in-Charge (Investigation) of Ishwardi Police Station, confirmed Sachin's death but could not provide further details.