Dhaka, Aug 25: A senior leader of Bangladesh's main Opposition Awami League party was killed by unidentified gunmen today in the southwestern city of Khulna, police and witnesses said. Police said lawyer Monjurul Imam, president of Khulna's Awami League and a member of the party's central advisory council, was shot at close range as he was leaving his home for a local court.
"Another lawyer and the rickshaw puller were also injured when a hail of bullets hit them," a resident said.
He said the city was tense after the killing and the streets were deserted as police were put on alert.
Imam, a party veteran, contested the last mayoral election in Khulna, but lost to the candidate from the arch-rival ruling Bangladesh Nationalist Party.
Bureau Report