A BNP leader was shot and killed in Khulna’s Rupsha when the district law and order committee was debating whether to begin a tight operation to combat terrorism.
Md. Zakir Hossain, 43, was shot and killed by miscreants on Thursday, November 12, at approximately 10:20 p.m. while he was seated in a store in Khadgabahirdia hamlet of Rupsha upazila. This information was verified by Khulna District Police Additional Superintendent of Police Abir Siddique Shuvro.
Zakir Hossain was seated and spoke with some residents at a diamond store in Khadgabahirdia hamlet on Thursday nite, according to police and local sources. Two criminals wearing helmets arrived on a motorbike at that moment, pointing their weapons at his head and swiftly ran away. After being shot, he collapsed to the ground.
He was later saved by locals and brought to the Rupsha Upazila Health Complex, where the attending physician pronounced him dead. His remains has been delivered to Khulna Medical College Hospital’s mortuary. Following the incident, the situation in the neighbourhood is tight. After learning of Zakir’s passing, BNP and its affiliated groups hurried to the hospital.
Zakir Hossain was a brick and sand seller, according to Khulna District Police Additional Superintendent of Police Abir Siddique Shuvro. He lives in Khajadanga village, which is part of TSB Union No. 4 at the Rupsha Police Station in Khulna. Abdul Jalil Sheikh is the name of his father. He served on that union’s BNP search committee. Zakir, who passed away, was the older brother of Abu Sayeed, a former Purba Rupsha Chhatra Dal general secretary.
He added that after learning about the occurrence, the police went to the scene. In order to determine the true reason of the murder and to identify and apprehend those responsible, the necessary legal and investigative actions are being carried out.
Following the incident, the police have started an operation, according to Officer-in-Charge (OC) Mohammad Masum Khan of the Rupsha Police Station. The cause of the murder is being investigated by several police units.
According to local sources, Zakir Hossain is the son of Chakdabahirdia village resident Jalil Sheikh. He was on the Rupsha Sadar Union BNP search committee. Abu Sayeed, his younger brother, serves as Rupsha Upazila Chhatra Dal’s member secretary.
The Khulna District Law and Order Committee met on Wednesday nite, November 12, according to trustworthy sources. Around 8 p.m., the meeting came to a close. At all costs, the meeting determined to enhance Khulna’s law and order situation. Joint operations to combat terrorism were also discussed, if needed.
The core committee of the law and order forces met following the District Law and Order Committee meeting. Around ten o’clock at nite, the meeting came to an end. Strict operations were prioritised there as well in order to improve the worsening state of law and order.
In Khulna, there have been 78 murders. Of them, 38 were in the city, and 40 were in the Khulna district.