Former president of the Rupsha Upazila unit of the Labor Party and ex-president of the Rupsha–Bagerhat Inter-District Road Transport Workers Union, Masum Billah, was shot and hacked to death by assailants in Khulna on the night of March 4. The attack occurred around 9 p.m. in front of a shoe showroom at Dakbangla intersection. Locals rushed him to Khulna Medical College Hospital, where doctors declared him dead. Police arrested one suspect, Ashok Ghosh, at the scene and recovered a foreign pistol and ammunition.
According to police and eyewitness accounts, six to seven attackers carried out the killing as a contract operation. Deputy Police Commissioner (South) Tajul Islam said the group had divided payment among themselves before the attack. The detained suspect confirmed that seven people were involved, armed with firearms and sharp weapons. Police believe the killing was financially motivated.
Investigations are ongoing to identify and arrest the remaining suspects involved in the planned murder.
খুলনা ব্যুরো ও রূপসা প্রতিনিধি প্রকাশ : ০৫ মার্চ ২০২৬, ০৯: ৩৩আপডেট : ০৫ মার্চ ২০২৬, ১০: ০৮ খুলনার রূপসা উপজেলা শ্রমিক দলের সাবেক সভাপতি ও রূপসা–বাগেরহাট আন্তঃজেলা সড়ক পরিবহন শ্রমিক ইউনিয়নের সাবেক সভাপতি মাসুম বিল্লাহকে (৫৫) প্রকাশ্যে গুলি করে হত্যা
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