Youth shot dead in sleep in Khulna

KHULNA, Oct 1 (UNB): A 29-year-old youth has allegedly been shot dead while asleep in his Maheshwar Pasha residence under Daulatpur Police Station of Khulna city.

The deceased is Tanvir Hasan Shuvo, general manager of an international marketing company. Shuvo was preparing to go abroad.

Quoting family members, officer-in-charge of Daulatpur Police Station Mohammad Rafiqul Islam said Tanvir fell asleep while playing games on his phone with headphones on.

Around 4:30am, family members rushed to his room after hearing the sound of a gunshot and found three bullet shells in the room, he said.

He was first rushed to Khulna Medical College Hospital (KMCH) around 5:00 am where physicians suggested he be taken to Dhaka, the OC said. But he died at the hospital around 7:30 am while preparations were underway to shift him.