An Awami League leader and a female college student were killed when an assailant allegedly opened fire on them in the Shahjahanpur area in the city on Thursday night, reports UNB.
The dead are Zahidul Islam Tipu, former general secretary of AL Motijheel thana committee, and Samia Afrin Priti, a 22-year-old student of Begum Badrunnesa Government College.
The incident occurred in front of Islami Bank Hospital around 10.15pm when Zahidul was returning home by his car and Samia on a rickshaw with her friend, police said.
"They were stuck in a traffic jam in the area when a biker wearing a helmet and a mask appeared from nowhere and fired at them. He soon sped away," said SM Gaffarul Alam, inspector (operations) of Shahjahanpur thana.
The two along with Zahidul's driver Munna sustained bullet injuries and were soon rushed to Dhaka Medical College Hospital. Zahidul and Samia succumbed to their injuries hours later.
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