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| Jubo League leader shot dead in city |
| 2009-11-19 |
| Criminals gunned down a ward-level Jubo League leader and injured his companion in broad daylight yesterday in the capital's Maddha Badda area. The victims, Nazim Uddin Khan, 30, Jubo League vice president of DCC ward-21, and Ujjal Hossain, 28, a cable TV operator, were residents of Badda. The injured, Ujjal, told reporters that Nazim and he were talking with Hira and Kabil in front of an under-construction building in the area and at one stage of the conversation, Hira and Kabil with three others opened fire on Nazim around 12:30pm that left him dead on the spot. As Ujjal screamed while the criminals were about to escape from the scene, they fired at him leaving him injured. Ujjal was rushed to Dhaka Medical College Hospital with injuries to his hips. The body was sent to the hospital's morgue for autopsy. Police suspected that the incident was a consequence of a feud between the attackers and the victims over sharing the money collected from cable TV business and construction materials supply in the area. Officer-in-Charge of Badda Police Station Kazi Wazed Ali said Nazim and the attackers were involved in criminal activities. Earlier, Nazim was sent to jail in Cox's Bazar while he was caught with arms, the OC added. Locals said Nazim and his gang have taken control of mineral water business, cable TV business, and supplying construction materials in the area that might have caused the attack. |
| Posted by:Fred |