Abdul Mannan, a 40-year-old senior vice president of the Sorfovhata Union unit of the Labour Party, was shot dead by unidentified assailants in Rangunia, Chattogram, late Thursday night. The incident occurred around 11:30 p.m. in the Bulinna Bari Tek area of the union’s 6th ward. Locals discovered Mannan’s body beside a road near his motorcycle, with four bullet wounds on his body. Police confirmed the recovery of the body and said his mobile phone was missing. Mannan, originally from Sorfovhata, lived in a rented house in Chandraghona with his wife and two daughters. He had recently returned from abroad and was involved in several business ventures. Law enforcement authorities have begun an investigation to determine the motive and identify the perpetrators behind the killing.