Jubo League leader shot dead in Cumilla

A Jubo League leader was shot to death at Gauripur West Bazar under Daudkandi upazila of Cumilla on Sunday (April 30) night.

The deceased was Jamal Hossain, 40, son of Fazlul Haque. He was joint convener of Titas upazila Jubo League and a resident of Ziarkandi village of Titas upazila.

Locals said Jamal was a businessman of Gauripur market. On Sunday evening they heard the sound of gunshot in the market.

Later, they found Jamal lying there and took him to Daudkandi upazila health complex immediately where on duty doctor declared him dead.

Daudkandin police station Officer-in-Charge (OC) Alamgir Hossain, said, “We heard that Jubo League leader Jamal Hossain was shot to death in the Gauripur market.”