STAFF CORRESPONDENT

A top‑listed criminal was shot dead in front of Dhaka University’s Shaheed Shahnewaz Hall in the New Market area around 8:00pm last night.

Khandokar Noyeem Ahmed Titon, 59, was released on bail in August 2024 after serving a long prison term. His name appeared second on the government’s list of 23 top criminals in 2001. Investigators believe he was killed by his rivals in the underworld.

He was the brother‑in‑law of another notorious gangster, Sanjidul Islam Emon. Law enforcement sources said Emon himself is suspected of involvement. Emon was also suspected of orchestrating the daylight shooting of Tariq Saif Mamun, another top criminal, in Old Dhaka on November 10 last year.

Police said Titon was long involved in extortion and tender manipulation, among other criminal activities in Masud

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