Police recovered the body of a 25-year-old man, identified as Nazmul, after he was shot in the Harintana 80 Bigha culvert area under Khulna city’s Labanchara police station on Wednesday night. The shooting occurred around 9:30pm. Nazmul reportedly ran into an alley beside a house after being shot, where he collapsed and died.

Labanchara police station Officer-in-Charge Md Syed Mosharraf Hossain confirmed the incident and said police were at the scene. He said it was not yet known who shot Nazmul. Police had confirmed only the victim’s name at that stage.

Earlier the same day, at about 5:45pm, 23-year-old construction worker Md Manzurul Islam was attacked in front of Sujan Hawladar’s tea stall in the same area. Locals alleged that a group of eight to 10 attackers led by Alamin Hasan Saifi shot and assaulted him with sharp weapons. The two shooting-related deaths within hours caused fear among residents, while police worked to determine the motive and identify those involved.