A Jubo Dal worker, Yusuf Ali alias Parvez, was killed in a shooting in Mirpur 13, Dhaka, on Friday night. Two others, Jubo Dal worker Monir Hossain and vegetable seller Salam Sardar, were wounded. Police said four people took part in the attack and detained a man named Chanchal along with a firearm allegedly used in the incident.

According to local residents, Yusuf and Monir were sitting near a shop in front of Opex Garments with Kafrul Thana Jubo Dal member secretary Hafizul Islam Babu at about 11pm. Four or five young men had been moving around the area. When they were asked why they were there, they opened fire indiscriminately, residents said.

Dhaka Medical College Hospital police outpost inspector Md Faruk said Yusuf was taken to the hospital after midnight and was declared dead by the attending doctor. Hospital sources said Yusuf was shot in the chest, Monir in the left leg, and Salam on the right side of the head. The two injured men remain under treatment, while police are conducting operations to detain the other three attackers.