Two persons including a union-level Awami League (AL) leader were shot to death and two others injured in an attack by some unidentified miscreants in Shibganj upazila of Chapainawabganj district on Thursday night.
The deceased were identified as general secretary of Nayalabhanga union unit of AL Abdus Salam, and his aide Abdul Matin Ali, 55 of the same upazila.
Both the wounded are Md Tito and Abdur Rahim, the associates of the AL leader.
Locals said Abdus Salam, also a member of Zila Parishad, and his aides were sitting in front of Ranihati Degree College near the Government Ashrayan Project around 8.30 pm. All of a sudden, the miscreants opened fire and blasted cocktails on them, killing the AL leader on the spot and injuring others, the sources added.
Critically wounded Abdul Matin was rushed to the Chapainawabganj Sadar Hospital where the on-duty physicians declared him dead, police and local sources said.
Officer-in-Charge (OC) of Shibganj Police Station Sajjad Hossain confirmed the casualties. The bodies were sent to the Chapainawabganj Sadar Hospital morgue for autopsy, he added.