DHAKA: A senior leader of
Bangldesh's ruling Awami League was shot dead by unidentified gunmen outside a mosque in
Dhaka's Badda area when he was returning home after Friday prayers.
Farhad Ali, general secretary of the ruling Awami League's Badda Union wing, died on the spot as bullets pierced his chest and head.
Two men opened fire on Farhad from their motorbike outside Baitus Salam Jame Mosque in Badda area, known for gangland violence and turf wars, a police officer told mediapersons.
"Farhad was shot dead on the spot when he was leaving the mosque after Jumma (Friday) prayers," police said.
The police did not immediately confirm the motive for the killing.
The latest killing mirrors the murder of another
Awami League activist in April over an internal conflict in the same area.
Representative photo.