Sun News Desk: Upazila chairman was shot allegedly by some miscreants in his house at Shibpur of Narsingdi on Saturday.

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The situation has been prevailing in the area after the incident.

Locals rescued the chairman and took him to the Shibpur Health Complex. Later, he was shifted to Dhaka Medical College Hospital as his condition deteriorated.

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Officer-in-Charge of Shibpur Police Station Firoz Talukder, said upazila chairman Harun-ur-Rashid left his home around 5am on Saturday to perform the morning prayer. After the prayer he returned home from the nearby mosque. The incident occurred when he reached in front of his house and three masked men riding a motorcycle fired three rounds of bullets from his behind, leaving him critically injured.

He also said they have already visited the spot and have taken initiative to nab the miscreants.

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Upazila chairman shot miscreants Shibpur Narsingdi

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