Dhaka, May 26 -- Kamrul Ahsan Sadhan, joint convener of the BNP's Gulshan thana unit, was shot dead by unidentified assailants in the capital's Middle Badda area on Monday night.

According to police and witnesses, the incident took place around 10:06pm near a tea stall opposite to the office of former commissioner Kayum on Road No. 4 in the Gudaraghat area.

Kamrul was having tea with a few others when two masked attackers arrived and opened indiscriminate fire.

He was struck by four to five bullets in the chest and back, causing him to fall from his chair.

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The assailants fled the scene while firing blank shots to cover their escape.

Kamrul was rushed to the National Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases in ...