Dhaka, Nov. 5 -- A man has been killed and BNP's Chattogram-8 candidate Ershad Ullah has been injured when gunfire broke out during a campaign visit.

Ershad Ullah, also the convenor of the BNP's Chattogram metropolitan unit, and two others were shot and taken to hospital.

The dead, Sarwar Hossain Babla, was listed by police as a top criminal who had recently claimed to be a BNP activist. The other injured man, Shanto, is the joint convenor of Ward No. 3 Swechchhasebak Dal.

The shooting took place around 5:30pm near Chalitatoli East Mosque at Bayezid Bostami. All three were taken to Evercare Hospital in the Ananya Residential Area, where Sarwar died around 6:30pm, said Chattogram Metropolitan Police Deputy Commissioner (North) Ameerul I...