Dhaka Metropolitan Detective Police say they have uncovered the main plot behind the killing of Jubo Dal worker Md Yusuf in Mirpur. According to DB, four professional shooters from Magura and Jhenaidah were hired under a Tk 25 lakh contract to kill Kafrul thana Jubo Dal member secretary Hafizul Islam Babu, but Yusuf was killed after the attack missed its intended target. Yusuf was shot dead on July 23 on a link road south of Opex Garments in Kafrul, while vegetable sellers Nalam Sardar and Monir Hossain were injured.

At a press conference at the DMP Media Centre on Minto Road, DB Additional Commissioner Md Shafiqul Islam said eight people have been arrested. DB identified Hafizur Rahman Hafiz, also known as CNG Hafiz and joint convener of Kafrul thana Swechchhasebak Dal, as the alleged planner. Investigators said a longstanding dispute over local waste tenders, pavement shops, businesses and possession of a tin-shed house had existed between him and Babu.

DB said an initial attempt was prepared on June 29 but failed because of a firearm misfire. The suspects allegedly arrived in Dhaka on July 22 and stayed at a hotel in Mirpur-2 before the following night's attack. One firearm has been recovered, while investigators are tracing the source of other weapons. Separate murder and Arms Act cases have been filed at Kafrul police station, and efforts to arrest other accused continue.