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BNP leader gunned down by outlaws in Khulna

STAFF CORRESPONDENT, Khulna
Noor Hossain, 36, General Secretary of Phultala unit of BNP, was gunned down by unidentified assailants on Sunday night.
Noor Hossain came under attack while he was returning home at village Tartipur from Phultala Bazar along with his elder brother, Abul Hossain, 40, in a three-wheeler van.
Witnesses said the assailants stopped the vehicle near Shikirhat and sprayed bullets. Noor Hossain was shot in the chest and abdomen. He died on the spot.
The slain BNP leader's brother Abul Hossain and van driver Azim, 30, also received bullet wounds in the attack.
Abul Hossain was admitted to the Khulna Medical College Hospital (KMCH) in a critical condition while
driver Azim succumbed to his injuries on way to the hospital.
The killers also exploded bombs during the attack. They left the scene raising slogans in the name of Purbo Banglar Communist Party (PBCP).
Police said ten rounds of bullets were sprayed on BNP leader who was proprietor of 'Shihab Fish Company' at Phultala bazar.
According to a source in police super's office, Noor Hossain was also ringleader of notorious 'Jalil Bahini' of Phultala. On July 7, 1999, he surrendered to police taking advantage of general amnesty.
On February 14, 2001, OC of Phultala submitted a charge sheet against him under the Public Safety Act. But he joined BNP after the charge sheet was submitted.
Noor Hossain was arrested on January 12 this year as a listed criminal but was released after twenty days.
Police recovered a foreign made pistol and a magazine loaded with six bullets from the place of occurrence. Motive behind the murder could not be known till yesterday evening.
According to some businessmen of Phultala bazar, Noor Hossain was given death threats several times by PBCP armed cadres for joining BNP.
Sources on condition of anonymity said Noor Hossain recently helped police arrest Mukul Biswas, a top leader of Tapan faction of PBCP from Khulna city. Mukul Biswas is younger brother of PBCP's ringleader Shimul.
Two persons named Lutfar Rahman and Mashiur Rahman of Dakkhindihi village under Phultala thana were arrested as suspects. No case was filed in connection with the murder till 5 pm yesterday.