
NCP labour leader shot in Khulna.
Khulna, Dec 22 - A labour leader of the National Citizen Party (NCP) was injured in a gun attack in Khulna city on Monday, just days after the shooting of Inquilab Moncho leader Sharif Osman Hadi in Dhaka, which resulted in his death.
The injured, identified as Motaleb Shikder, 42, organiser and divisional chief of Jatiya Sramik Shakti, an affiliate of NC, is the son of Muslim Shikder, and a resident of Sheikh Para area in Khulna city.
The incident took place around 11:45 am in front of Gazi Medical College Hospital in the Sonadanga area of the city.
Police said miscreants shot him in the head around 11:45 am.
Locals rescued him and took him to Khulna Medical College Hospital, according to Sonadanga Police Station officer-in-charge Animesh Mondol.
The attack comes 10 days after Osman Hadi was shot in the capital. He later died from his injuries at a Singapore hospital, triggering widespread outrage and demands for quick arrests. - UNB