Another BNP Leader Shot Dead As Bangladesh Remains On Edge Ahead Of Elections

Musabbir was shot near the Super Star Hotel in Dhaka's Karwan Bazar around 8:30 pm, according to Bangladeshi media outlet The Daily Star.

While Daily Star identified him as a former leader of the outfit, another Bangladeshi media outlet - Dhaka Tribune - reported that Musabbir (spelt as Mosabbir in the report) was the member secretary of Bangladesh Jatiotabadi Swechhasebak Dal.

He was rushed to BRB Hospital in Panthapath but was declared brought dead, The Daily Star quoted Fazlul Karim, additional deputy commissioner of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (Tejgaon Zone), as saying.