Another BNP leader Azizur Rahman Musabbir shot dead in Dhaka

Former Swechchhasebak Dal leader Azizur Rahman Musabbir was shot dead by unidentified assailants in Bangladesh’s capital Dhaka on Tuesday, January 6, night, police and party sources said, in the latest incident of political violence ahead of elections.The killing comes amid increasing violence in Bangladesh, with the model code of conduct in force ahead of voting scheduled for February 12. Just days ago, a Jubo Dal leader was shot in a separate incident. Earlier, on December 12, Osman Hadi, a prominent anti-India leader, was also shot dead.
Musabbir, who previously served as general secretary of Dhaka Metropolitan North Swechchhasebak Dal, the volunteer wing of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party, was targeted in the Dhaka’s Karwan Bazaar area around 8.30 pm (local time).
Police said the attack took place near the Super Star Hotel, close to the Bashundhara City Shopping Complex, a crowded commercial zone in central Dhaka. According to initial accounts, assailants opened fire at close range, killing Musabbir at the scene.
Another person was wounded in the shooting and rushed to hospital for treatment. Authorities said the injured individual’s condition was stable.
Additional Deputy Commissioner of Tejgaon Division of the Dhaka Metropolitan Police, Fazlul Karim, confirmed to local media that two people were shot in an alley beside Star Kabab in Karwan Bazaar. Musabbir later succumbed to his injuries at a private hospital in the Panthapath area, Karim said, adding that he had suffered a gunshot wound to the abdomen.