A local BNP leader named Nasirul Biswas, aged 50, was shot and injured in a dispute over sand trading in the Hardinge Bridge area of Veramara upazila, Kushtia. The incident occurred on Sunday afternoon when unidentified assailants attacked him while he was selling sand. He sustained a gunshot wound to his back and injuries to his leg from sharp weapons. Locals rescued him and admitted him to Kushtia General Hospital, where doctors later confirmed he was out of danger.

According to police and local sources, the attack involved seven assailants, six of whom were masked. Witnesses could not identify any of them. Veramara police suspect the shooting stemmed from a business conflict over sand trading. Local BNP leaders said Nasirul, the general secretary of Ward No. 4 BNP and a sand trader, managed the party’s sand business in the area.

Police are investigating the incident to identify and apprehend those involved in the attack.