Dhaka, Jan. 9 -- Supporters of Jatiotabadi Swecchasebak Dal leader Azizur Rahman Muchabbir have staged protests in Dhaka's Farmgate and Karwan Bazar areas, demanding justice for his killing.

The procession began after Friday prayers from West Tejturi Bazar and marched through Kazi Nazrul Islam Avenue and Farmgate before ending at Karwan Bazar.

Local residents, Swecchasebak Dal leaders and activists, and traders from Karwan Bazar took part in the demonstration.

Muchabbir was shot dead by unidentified gunmen in an alley near Ahsanullah Technology Institute, adjacent to Hotel Superstar on Kazi Nazrul Islam Avenue, shortly after 8pm on Wednesday.

Abu Sufian Bepari Masud, general secretary of the Van Workers' Union of Tejgaon Thana, who wa...