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The killing of Pallabi Thana Jubo Dal leader Golam Kibria was driven by political rivalry and disputes over control of local criminal networks, said Rab yesterday after arresting two shooters involved in the incident.

At a press briefing at the Rab-4 battalion office in Mirpur, Company Commander and Additional Superintendent of Police Md Shahabuddin Kabir said the killing was carried out to establish dominance in the area.

“Kibria, member secretary of Pallabi Thana Jubo Dal, had been gaining popularity and was seen as a rising political figure, which may have made him a target,” he said.

On Thursday, a team of Rab-4 arrested two shooters -- Rashed alias Lopen, 35, and Jahangir Hossain alias Kallu, 40 -- from the Rupnagar and Diabari areas and recovered a foreign-made revolver and three rounds of ammunition used in the killing.

“Based on their confessional statements, interrogation, and analysis of seized devices, we found links with listed criminal Mashiur Rahman,” Shahabuddin Kabir said.

Mashiur Rahman, brother of top-listed criminal Mamun of the “Four Other The

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