Khulna, Bangladesh, Aug 25: A senior leader of Bangladesh's main Opposition Awami League, Manzurul Imam, was shot dead by unidentified gunmen in the southern city of Khulna today, police and witnesses said. They said Imam, 58, was attacked by assailants armed with guns and explosives as he was boarding a rickshaw outside his home. He died on the spot while three others, including the rickshaw driver, were wounded.

Imam was a lawyer and principal of Khulna Law College.

Bureau Report