Jessore Correspondent :
A member of union council was shot dead by a gang of unidentified assailants at a barbershop at Gadkhali Bazar in the district on Thursday morning.
The deceased was identified as Rahajjan Sardar, 38, was also the general secretary of Gadkhali Flower Traders Welfare Association under Jhikargachha
upazila in Jessore district. He was also an active member of ruling Awami League.
His elder brother Hasan Sardar was also shot dead by unidentified assailants on July 5, said Mizanur Rahman, younger brother of the deceased Rahajjan.
A gang of six unidentified miscreants riding two motorbikes shot Rahajjan to death at around 9:15am yesterday while he was being shaved at the barbershop, Mizanur said.
He was rushed to the Jhikargachha Upazila Health Complex from where he was shifted to Jessore General Hospital where the attending doctor declared him dead.
Masud Karim, officer in-charge, Jhikargachha police station said that the reason behind the murder could not be known immediately.
